[T1S1] Respondent World War II survivor, talks about his birth near Vilna; German occupation of town in 1941, family killed by Germans, Respondent ran away to Russia. Respondent recalls his schooling; studying in Yeshiva, learning carpentry work. Respondent continues to detail German occupation; settling in Poland in 1946 with his wife, daughter; fleeing to Prague after 40 Jews were killed; help from United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRA); coming to Mt Pleasant to live with uncle. Respondent describes settling in Pittsburgh; working for uncles, making it on own. Respondent elaborates on childhood, religious education, schooling, siblings. Respondent recalls life in Buzuluck, Russia; finding work; importance of surviving; marriage to gentile; their early married life; reaction about genocide by Germans, Red Army beating Germans; staying out of Russian Army; how he ended up in Russia. Respondent talks about parents, siblings; returning to Vilna in 1986; visiting family's grave. Respondent describes hate Europeans have toward Jews; wonders how Holocaust will not happen again if attitude does not change.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.442_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.442
"Snyder, Herman - 1993" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Snyder, Herman - 1993
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent. contractor, born 1921.
Contributor
Snyder, Herman (interviewee), Sachs, Sylvia;Wolfenstein, Wilma (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1993
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.442
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