Sam H. Holocaust testimony (HVT-658) [videorecording], February 2, 1986.

Wilmette, Ill. : Holocaust Education Foundation, 1986.

1 videorecording (1 hr., 9 min.) : col.

English

This videorecording has background audio interference.

Videotape testimony of Sam H., who was born in Dęblin, Poland in 1935. He describes his happy childhood in an orthodox family; German invasion; his father being beaten and humiliated by Nazis; ghettoization; hiding to avoid deportation; being smuggled into Dęblin concentration camp by his sister; liquidation of the ghetto as Soviet troops approached; deportation to Częstochowa; witnessing a mass shooting of other children; prisoners cherishing him as one of the few surviving children; being helped and fed by his sister, brother-in-law, and another prisoner; liberation by Soviet troops; returning to Dęblin; leaving after learning Jews were being killed; and living in an orphanage in Lublin. Mr. H. recalls adoption by an American family; his younger sister's adoption by another; trying to be like other children, although he felt ninety years old; reluctance to speak about his experience; recently overcoming his sense of shame concerning his past; and discussing his experiences with his sister and daughter. He notes stories and songs he wrote.

June 01, 2002

Sam H. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-658). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Sam H. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-658). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Oral histories (document genres)