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Milton G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4401) interviewed by Dana L. Kline and Joanne Weiner Rudof,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4401

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Milton G., who was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1918. He recalls military draft in 1943; training as a medic; landing in France in January 1945; serving in the 65th Division; moving through France and Germany; entering Mauthausen; transporting debilitated prisoners to a hospital in Linz; speaking Yiddish to some of the prisoners; leaving about thirty-six hours later; attending Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur services in Salzburg conducted by former Mauthausen prisoners when the war was over; and returning home in winter 1946. He discusses sharing his experiences with his daughter and recently visiting Mauthausen with his wife.
Author/Creator: G., Milton, 1918-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, 2008
Interview Date: August 7, 2008.
Locale: Salzburg (Austria)
Cite As: Milton G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4401). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Rudof, Joanne Weiner, interviewer.
Kline, Dana L., interviewer.

Physical Details

Language: English
Copies: 3 copies: DVCam master; Betacam SP submaster; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (32 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Liberator.
Postwar experiences.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Oral histories (document genres) Salzburg (Austria) G., Milton,--1918- United States.--Army.--Infantry Division, 65th. Mauthausen (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/8107121
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:25:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt8107121

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