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Solomon G. Holocaust testimony (HVT-229) interviewed by Harvey Ruben,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-229

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    Summary
    Videotape testimony of Solomon G., who was born in Nowogrodek, Poland, near the Russian border, in 1920. He describes family and community life before the war; life under Russian occupation; the establishment of German rule and the ensuing anti-Jewish legislation; round-ups and mass killings of Jews, including most of his family; and his confinement to a ghetto in his city. Mr. G. recalls the liquidation of the ghetto, during which most of the inhabitants were deported, and those remaining, including himself and his sister, were interned in two concentration camps established in the city. He relates life in the camp; the murder of his sister; and his escape from the camp. He speaks of hiding in the woods; being taken in by a Russian farmer; joining the partisans led by Bielski, where he remained until he was liberated by the Russians; and returning to Nowogrodek in 1944, when he was drafted into the Russian army. Mr. G. recounts his release from the army in 1945; leaving Russian-occupied Poland for Łódź, where he briefly joined a kibbutz; and his illegal escape to West Germany. Mr. G. also speaks of his experience in refugee camps in Austria and Italy; living in Rome from 1947 to 1949; and his emigration to the United States, where he later met his wife.
    Author/Creator
    G., Solomon, 1920-
    Published
    New Haven, Conn. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1983
    Interview Date
    December 23, 1983.
    Locale
    Belarus
    Navahrudak
    Poland
    Navahrudak (Belarus)
    Cite As
    Solomon G. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-229). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
    Other Authors/Editors
    Ruben, Harvey, interviewer.

    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., 47 min.) : col

    Keywords & Subjects

    Subjects (Local Yale)
    Soviet occupation.
    Mass killings.
    Hiding.
    Forests.
    Concentration camps Underground movements.
    Partisans.

    Administrative Notes

    Link to Yale University Library Catalog:
    http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/829583
    Record last modified:
    2018-05-29 11:47:00
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