Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Harry M., who was born, one of five children, in a small town in the province of Kielce, Poland, in 1925. Mr. M. remembers the constant antisemitism during his childhood; the German occupation of 1939; the brutality of the German soldiers; the deportations; the murder of his parents; his deportation to Płaszów, where he was a slave laborer; his two successful escapes from Płaszów; his return to the camp due to conditions outside; and his transfer to Flossenbürg in 1943 and Dachau in 1944. He also describes several incidents within the camps; the death march from Dachau and his recovery in a displaced persons camp; his philosophy of survival and his belief that one must have faith in God.
- Published
- New Haven, Conn. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1980
- Interview Date
- March 1, 1980.
- Locale
- Poland
Kielce (Poland) - Cite As
- Harry M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-41). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Notes
-
Unpublished finding aid available in repository; 1/2 in. VHS is linked to finding aid by time coding.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Copies
- 3 copies: 3/4 in. master; 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
- Physical Description
- 1 videorecording (54 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects (Local Yale)
- Antisemitism Prewar.
- Subjects
- Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. Holocaust survivors. Forced labor. Poland. Kielce (Poland) Oral histories (document genres) Death marches. M., Harry,--1925- Płaszów (Concentration camp) Flossenbürg (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Special Collection
-
Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/616872
- Record last modified:
- 2018-06-04 13:28:00
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt616872
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