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Joseph M. Holocaust testimony (HVT-917) interviewed by Lucille B. Ritvo and Ellen Suesserman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-917

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Joseph M., who was born in New York City in 1925. He describes his service in the United States Third Army, 179th Engineer Combat Battalion which liberated Ebensee concentration camp on May 9, 1945. Mr. M. recalls the scenic beauty of the Ebensee locale; his unit's entry into the camp; and the soldiers' shock at the conditions they found. He tells of the crematoria and barracks; talking with the prisoners; and taking pictures of the camp and inmates. He reflects on the impact of the event on himself and his comrades; their inability to convey their feelings about it to newly arriving replacement soldiers; and the war's generally maturing influence on his life.
Author/Creator: M., Joseph, 1925-
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale, 1987
Interview Date: June 15, 1987.
Locale: New York (N.Y.)
Cite As: Joseph M. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-917). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Ritvo, Lucille B.,
Suesserman, Ellen, 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., 2 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Liberator.
Subjects: Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, American. New York (N.Y.) Oral histories (document genres) M., Joseph,--1925- United States.--Army.--Army, 3rd. United States.--Army.--Engineer Combat Battalion, 179th. Ebensee (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/972013
Record last modified:: 2018-06-04 13:29:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt972013

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