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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

The Fortunoff Archive currently holds more than 4,400 testimonies comprising 12,000 recorded hours of videotape.
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We record the stories of those who were there.

In 1979, a grassroots organization called the Holocaust Survivors Film Project began videotaping Holocaust survivors and witnesses in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1981, the original collection of testimonies was deposited at Yale University and we opened our doors to the public the following year.

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Interview with Laurel Vlock and Jolly Z.
Interview with Laurel Vlock and Jolly Z. (HVT-34, HVT 220, HVT-972)
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Type "HVT" before keyword to search Holocaust Video Testimonies.
View Testimonies at Yale or at a Partner Location
View Testimonies at Yale or at a Partner Location
The Fortunoff Archive aims to make its collection accessible worldwide.
Excerpts from the Fortunoff Archive
Excerpts from the Fortunoff Archive
View edited programs based on individual testimonies and multiple voices around a theme

Fortunoff Video Archive opens collection to Yale Campus

Until now, the Fortunoff Video Archive has required Yale students and faculty to visit Sterling Memorial Library’s Manuscripts and Archives Reading Room to view testimonies. As of today the collection can be viewed by all registered Yale students and faculty on any computer with a Yale University IP address.

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Researcher viewing a testimony in the digital access system
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