InfoGuides: Deaf and World War II: Yale Fortunoff Video Collection

Last Updated: Jul 2, 2025 2:29 PM

Fortunoff Collection (Courtesy of Yale University)

View the Deaf People and WW II website for more information about the Yale Fortunoff Video Archives for Holocaust Testimonies. These are now available as online videos using the Fortunoff database linked below.

Helga G. Holocaust Testimony: Oct. 25, 2001 by Simon Carmel

Herta M. Holocaust Testimony: October 27, 2000 by Simon Carmel

Morris F. Holocaust Testimony: April 13, 2001 by Simon Carmel

Meta N. Holocaust Testimony: April 13, 1986 by Miriam Forman and Lilian Sicular

Lore F. Holocaust Testimony: April 14, 1986 by Pam Goodman and Gabriele Schiff

Nelly M. Holocaust Testimony

Hilda R. Holocaust Testimony: April 13, 1986 by Gabriele Schiff and Lilian Sicular

William F. Holocaust Testimony: April 13, 1986 by Phyllis Tobin and Miriam Forman

Henry F.

Fortunoff Video Archive For Holocaust Testimonies
The Fortunoff Archive currently holds more than 4,400 testimonies, which are comprised of over 12,000 recorded hours of videotape. Testimonies were produced in cooperation with thirty-six affiliated projects across North America, South America, Europe, and Israel. The Fortunoff Archive and its affiliates recorded the testimonies of willing individuals with first-hand experience of the Nazi persecutions, including those who were in hiding, survivors, bystanders, resistants, and liberators. Testimonies were recorded in whatever language the witness preferred, and range in length from 30 minutes to over 40 hours (recorded over several sessions). You must create an account and ask for access even though this is a free resource.