Jack R. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1516) [videorecording] / interviewed by Ilene London and Jody Maier, May 20, 1990.

Baltimore, Md. : Baltimore Jewish Council, 1990.

1 videorecording (2 hr., 3 min.) : col.

English

Associated material: Rubin, Jack. Interview 4140. Visual History Archive, USC Shoah Foundation. Access at https://vha.usc.edu.

Videotape testimony of Jack R., who was born in Brańsk, Poland in 1913. He recalls German invasion; Soviet occupation; German occupation in 1941; ghettoization; forced labor; fleeing deportation with his brother's family; hiding in the forest, then in the stable of Polish acquaintances; placing his brother's infant with a family in another village; rescuing the child upon hearing it would be turned in; separation from the others during a German attack; entering the Białystok ghetto; and learning his brother and family had been killed. Mr. R. recounts forced labor in early 1943; hiding during deportations; escaping with a friend; hiding in the stable of his Polish acquaintance for eight months; fleeing to the forest during German searches; liberation by Soviet troops in August 1944; living in Munich for a year; and marrying there. He discusses continuing contact with his rescuers, who have been recognized by Yad Vashem, and nightmares which continue to the present time.

June 01, 2002

Jack R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1516). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

Jack R. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1516). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

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