The British Library The British Library Perl, Josef, 1930- (1 of 4) C0410X0036XX-01 C0410/036 sound Talks about birth and childhood in Ukraine; orthodox Jewish family; part of cohesive provincial Jewish community. Religious and secular schools; describes typical day. No anti-Semitism until Hungarians took control. Teachers' influence on pupils. Memories of German occupation, 1940. Deportation of Jews. He saw the executions of his mother and sisters by sonderkommando. Escape; long story of escape/imprisonment in German camps, 1941-1945. After liberation, prolonged attempt to return home. Hospitalisation, failure to find home, culminating in desire to start a new life in England. Arrival in England; successful integration with support from the local Jewish community in Brighton; marriage; becoming part of a new community; bringing up a family; explaining the Holocaust experiences to his children. Reconciliation with the past. Reflections on lessons learned. Perl, Josef, 1930- (speaker, male) Soetendorp, David, (speaker, male) Soetendorp, David 1988-09-05; 1988-09-29; 1988-09-30 Interviewee's home The Living Memory of the Jewish Community none © The British Library Board C0410X0036XX-01 Perl, Josef 1930- IVE Soetendorp, David IVR Soetendorp, David RCE CKEY5210559 Perl, Josef, 1930- 1 of 4 Perl, Josef, 1930- (1 of 4) Perl, Josef, 1930- The Living Memory of the Jewish Community 1988 © The British Library 00:30:30 96000 24 2 175702016 00:30:30 96000 24 2 175685632 00:30:29 44100 128 kbps 2 00:30:29 44100 128 kbps 2 tape, open reel 12 cm