testomony 1

Cameron Cruise Mr. Neuburger Eng. Comp. 101 14 March 2013 Summary “Survivor Testomony 1” This is the summary of a testimonial from Edith Coliver and it was filmed on August 26, 1999 in San Francisco. Edith Coliver was born on July 26, 1922 where she lived in Korlsruhe, Germany with her family. She had been in an upscale gang where she would climb houses, trees and various other things. She came to New York in 1938, then she moved to San Francisco on Halloween with her Family. She describes the holocaust, “It was very un-american in the sense that you were guilty until proven innocent.” She talks about how life had changed in the Jewish community in 1937. She mentions, “every Saturday we used to have classes in racial sciences.” After the war she said she couldn't relate to anyone her age because she didn't know what they had been up to from 1933-1945. Edith attended Berkeley and was a part of the international house, where she felt at home. She studied political sciences and was in the pie beta kappa fraternity. That experience had a huge impact on her life, she wanted to help people and she gave the advice, “find something to get involved and stay involved.”