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Jules W. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4354) interviewed by Laurel Vlock,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4354

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Jules W., who was born in Fürth, Germany in 1927. He recalls attending a Jewish school; his family attending synagogue and observing kashrut; antisemitic harassment; his uncle in the United States arranging their emigration to Cuba on the St. Louis; destruction of the family jewelry store and his parents' arrest on Kristallnacht; their return the next day; staying in Hamburg prior to embarkation on the St. Louis; the contrast between their treatment on a luxury liner and conditions in Germany; learning they could not debark in Cuba; returning to Europe; debarkation in Antwerp; living in Brussels; German invasion in May 1940; his father's deportation to southern France; his uncle in the United States arranging their emigration; traveling to Marseille, Oran, then Casablanca; emigration to the United States with his parents and sister on a Portuguese ship; serving in the U.S. military; and visiting Fürth in 1946 when stationed in Germany. Mr. W. shows photographs and documents.
    Author/Creator
    W., Jules, 1927-
    Published
    New Haven, Conn. : Holocaust Survivors Film Project, 1980
    Interview Date
    August 7, 1980.
    Locale
    Germany
    Fürth (Bavaria, Germany)
    Hamburg (Germany)
    Antwerp (Belgium)
    Brussels (Belgium)
    Marseille (France)
    Oran (Algeria)
    Casablanca (Morocco)
    Cite As
    Jules W. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4354). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Vlock, Laurel, interviewer.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Copies
    2 copies: 3/4 in. dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
    Physical Description
    1 videorecording (1 hr., 17 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Child survivors.
    Antisemitism Prewar.
    Crystal Night, 1938.
    Postwar experiences.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/8107196
    Record last modified:
    2018-05-30 11:33:00
    This page:
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