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Ib J. Holocaust testimony (HVT-533) interviewed by Dana L. Kline and Susan Millen,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-533

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Ib J., who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1924. Mr. J. speaks of his education and family life; the German occupation; becoming involved with the underground; sabotaging Nazi cars and trucks; and his feelings when a comrade was killed in an underground action. He describes the gradual reaction of the Danish population to the occupation and provides a general overview of the growth and activities of the Danish underground movement. Mr. J. also expresses his disappointment with the way in which certain people behaved immediately following the war; his embarrassment when thanked by Jews for his efforts; his shock upon entering German concentration camps two weeks after liberation; and the postwar settlement of Jews in Denmark.
Author/Creator: J., Ib, 1924-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1985
Interview Date: January 16, 1985.
Locale: Denmark
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Cite As: Ib J. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-533). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Kline, Dana L., interviewer.
Millen, Susan, 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., 24 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Rescuers.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Danish. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Denmark. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. Jewish refugees. Jews--Migrations. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Denmark. Copenhagen (Denmark) Oral histories (document genres) J., Ib,--1924-

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/967633
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:47:00
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