- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Simon B., who was born in Berlin in 1909. Mr. B. recalls his family's close relationship with the non-Jewish family who lived in the apartment above his; his father's military service during the first World War; quitting school in order to help his ailing father with the family business; his attempt to emigrate to Israel; and the totally transformed attitude of his German "friends" after 1933. He describes anti-Jewish measures to which he was subjected; Kristallnacht; hiding from the police; being smuggled, with his wife, into Belgium, and arranging for his parents to follow; and emigrating to the United States, where he and his wife were later joined by his parents. Mr. B. also speaks of his life in the United States; his relationship with his children and grandchildren; the emotional effects of his wartime experiences; and his reasons for giving testimony.
- Author/Creator
- B., Simon, 1909-
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1984
- Interview Date
- March 11, 1984.
- Locale
- Germany
Berlin (Germany)
Belgium
- Cite As
- Simon B. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-254). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Howard, Emily, interviewer.
Moskowitz, Sally, interviewer.
- Notes
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Associated material : Sola B. Holocaust testimony [wife] (HVT-255), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
