Elias R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-2030) [videorecording] / interviewed by Naomi Rappaport, April 14, 1992.

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

1 videorecording (1 hr., 34 min) : col.

English

Videotape testimony of Elias R., who was born in Thessalonikē, Greece in 1932. He recalls details of Jewish life; traveling with his mother to Athens for his uncle's wedding; remaining there in order to be under Italian occupation (Thessalonikē was under German control); having his brother smuggled to Athens; returning to Thessalonikē; ghettoization; obtaining exit documents from Spain (his mother was Spanish); hiding during round-ups; his father's deportation (he did not return); escaping with his mother and brother to Athens with help from the underground; departing in a German military train; a search in Belgrade revealing they had secret Spanish diplomatic correspondence; having to leave the train in Vienna because the correspondence was discovered; the Spanish government facilitating their continuing on to Paris, then Madrid; assistance from the Joint; British intelligence encouraging them to report on their journey; moving to Tel Aviv; joining an uncle in Cairo; returning to Athens in 1945; learning that most of Thessalonikē's Jews had perished; his mother's futile attempt to reclaim family property; and their emigration to the United States in 1951. Mr. R. notes reluctance to discuss his experience with his brother, mother, and son.

June 01, 2002

Elias R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2030). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Elias R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-2030). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Oral histories (document genres)