John S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1912) [videorecording] / interviewed by Toby Blum-Dobkin, January 9, 1992.

New York, N. Y. : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1992.

1 videorecording (1 hr., 36 min.) : col.

English

Videotape testimony of John S., who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1908. He recalls his family's assimilated life and strong German identity; his father's service in World War I; experiencing bombardments during the First World War; playing field hockey in London, Paris, and Berlin; rejection from Germany's Olympic field hockey team in 1936 and law school due to antisemitism; emigrating to the United States in 1936 after bribing an official for a visa; sponsoring his sister's and brother's emigration; his parents' arrival; volunteering for military service in 1942; marriage in 1943; service in Europe; interrogating German POWs, including Jürgen Stroop; returning to the United States; and playing for the United States Olympic field hockey team in 1948. Mr. S. discusses his career as an investment banker; his kindness to German POWs because he believes anyone, including himself if he had not been Jewish, could have been a Nazi; being honored by the German government; pride in being Jewish; and supporting the U.S. Holocaust Museum. He shows photographs.

June 01, 2002

John S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1912). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

John S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1912). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Oral histories (document genres)