- Summary
- Videotape testimony of Rudolph J., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1913. He describes moving to his maternal grandparents' in Wiesbaden during World War I when his father was drafted as a physician; his return to Berlin in 1918; his secular, liberal upbringing; attending university in Berlin; and the beginning of Nazi activity, including the burning of the Reichstag and Hitler's election. He recounts his activity as an anti-Nazi; questioning by storm troopers on an "anti-Jewish day"; leaving Germany for medical school in Genoa, Italy; his family's forced departure from Berlin to Prague; their reunion in Bolzano, Italy; and his return to medical school in Genoa. He recalls completing medical school; not being able to practice in Italy because of its adoption of the Nuremberg laws; and differences between fascist Italy and Germany. He tells of his emigration to New York City in 1939; his medical career; and his marriage. He discusses the impact of the war years on his life; the fate of his relatives in Germany; and the painful memories he experienced on a recent trip to Germany.
- Author/Creator
- J., Rudolph, 1913-
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1987
- Interview Date
- November 8, 1987.
- Locale
- Germany
Berlin (Germany)
Genoa (Italy)
Bolzano (Italy : Province)
Wiesbaden (Germany)
- Cite As
- Rudolph J. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-950). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Landau, Emmanuel, interviewer.
Tobin, Phyllis O. Ziman, interviewer.
- Notes
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Unpublished finding aid available in repository; 1/2 in. VHS is linked to finding aid by time coding.
