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Jerry S. Holocaust Testimony (hvt-1617)
Dallas, Tex. : Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1991.
1 videorecording (1 hr., 14 min.) : col.
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| Library Shelving Facility - Remote (LSF) - Fortunoff - Video Archives | MS 1322 |
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Jerry S. Holocaust testimony (HVT-1617) [videorecording] / interviewed by Kay Cawthorn and Diane M. Plotkin, March 15, 1991.
Created
Dallas, Tex. : Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, 1991.
Physical Description
1 videorecording (1 hr., 14 min.) : col.
Language
English
Summary
Videotape testimony of Jerry S., who was drafted into the United States Army in 1943. He recounts assignment to the 82nd Airborne Division; dropping into France behind enemy lines; fighting from town to town in Germany; entering Dachau, having no conception of a concentration camp; observing prisoners who looked like walking cadavers, mostly Jews; providing whatever food and water they had; observing piles of corpses, human hair, and belongings; United Stares military authorities compelling local Germans to go through Dachau; their specious claim of having no knowledge of the camp; and leaving shortly thereafter.
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June 15, 2025
References
Jerry S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1617). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
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Jerry S. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-1617). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
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