Overview
- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Ruth W., who was active in New York in the wartime relief efforts of the Congregational Church, and her daughter, Maryann L., who has helped lead church groups through Germany since the war. Mrs. W. describes her work with refugees in Europe and the United States, including the rescue network operated by the churches, and the difficulty in assigning responsibility for the refugees. Mrs. L. discusses her group trips to Germany, noting the desolation that characterized Warsaw and Berlin. Both speak of their reactions during a visit to Dachau, of bringing information back to share with their church groups, and of the skepticism regarding the possibility of learning from the horrors of the past.
- Published
- New Haven, Conn. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1980
- Interview Date
- April 14, 1980.
- Cite As
- Ruth W. and Maryann L. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-168). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Notes
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Associated material: Frank L. Holocaust testimony [husband of Maryann L.] (HVT-167), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
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 (1 hr. 18 min.) : col
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Video tapes. Women. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--War work--Congregational churches. World War, 1939-1945--War work--Churches. World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. Church work with refugees. Oral histories (document genres) L., Maryann. W., Ruth.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Special Collection
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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
- Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/616971
- Record last modified:
- 2018-05-30 11:33:00
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt616971
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