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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp)(generic)Ravensbrück (Germany, Concentration Camp)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)Drancy (France: Concentration Camp)Neustadt-Glewe (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Barbara Gerson
Born
May 30, 1924Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
December 4, 1997
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:29:15
Ghetto(s)
Czestochowa (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Tschenstochau (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)
Other experiences
War crimes trial participant
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Ralph Fischer
Born
November 28, 1922Lódz, Poland
Date of Interview
February 5, 1996
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:14:43
Ghetto(s)
Lódz (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Mauthausen (Austria: Concentration Camp)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)Ebensee (Austria: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Jack Lewin
Born
April 13, 1927Lódz, Poland
Date of Interview
January 27, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:56:35
Ghetto(s)
Lódz (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)Trzebinia (Poland: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Henry Wellner
Born
February 16, 1920Sosnowiec (Kielce), Poland
Date of Interview
November 29, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:16:41
Camp(s)
Gross Rosen (Germany: Concentration Camp)Gross Sarne (Germany: Concentration Camp)Klettendorf (Germany: Concentration Camp)Sakrau (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Sam Steinberg
Born
September 1, 1928Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Date of Interview
March, 27, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:18:49
Ghetto(s)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Flossenbürg (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Engelina Billauer
Born
July 29, 1927Berlin, Germany
Date of Interview
March 1, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:30:22
Camp(s)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp)Stutthof (Danzig (FC): Concentration Camp)Goldfields (Estonia: Concentration Camp)Ereda (Estonia: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Paula LebovicsBornSeptember 25, 1933Ostrowiec (Kielce), PolandDate of InterviewMarch 16, 1995Location of InterviewCalifornia, U.S.A.Length of Interview3:12:50Ghetto(s)Ostrowiec (Kielce, Poland: Ghetto)Camp(s)Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland: Death Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Fela Gipsman
Born
September 5, 1926Bedzin, Poland
Date of Interview
October 17, 1994
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
:53:41
Camp(s)
Sosnowitz (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)Blechhammer (Germany: Concentration Camp)Schatzlar (Czechoslovakia: Concentration Camp)
Liberated by
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Joseph Aleksander
Born
August 3, 1923Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
June 23, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:57:03
Ghetto(s)
Warsaw, Poland
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp)(generic)Buchenwald (Germany: Concentration Camp)Majdanek (Poland: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Gerda KleinBornMay 8, 1924Bielsko, PolandDate of InterviewDecember 7, 1995Location of InterviewArizona, U.S.A.Length of Interview3:09:23Ghetto(s)Bielsko Biala (Poland: Ghetto)Camp(s)Helmsbrechts (German: Concentration Camp)Bolkenhain (Germany: Concentration Camp)Grünberg in Schlesien (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Richard Billauer
Born
January 1, 1925Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
March 1, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
:50:16
Other Experiences
Soviet exileSovkhoz (A state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Renée Firestone is a survivor of the Holocaust and was among our first interviewees. She became a successful fashion designer, as well as a frequent speaker about her experiences during the war in schools, museums and other educational settings.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Sally RoismanBornOctober 2, 1930Sosnowiec (Kielce), PolandDate of InterviewOctober 23, 1996Location of InterviewCalifornia, U.S.A.Length of Interview1:54:05Ghetto(s)Sosnowiec (Poland: Ghetto)Camp(s)Bergen-Belsen (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Michael Zelon
Born
April 16, 1922Plock, Poland
Date of Interview
November 27, 1998
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:13:54
Ghetto(s)
Bodzentyn (Poland: Ghetto)Plock (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Soldau (Poland: Concentration Camp)Tschenstochau (Poland: Concentration Camp) (generic)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Hilda Eisen
Born
April 24, 1917Izbica (Lódz, Poland), Russia/Soviet Union
Date of Interview
June 18, 2001
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:09:07
Ghetto(s)
Miedzyrzec (Lublin, Poland: Ghetto)
Went into hiding
Yes
Member of underground, resistance or partisan group
Yes
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Frances Flumenbaum
Born
June 10, 1923Slawków, Poland
Date of Interview
February 4, 1996
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:24:51
Ghetto(s)
Sosnowiec (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Ludwigsdorf (Germany: Concentration Camp)Ottmuth (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Other Experiences
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Sonia Berson
Born
February 20, 1922Belchatów, Poland
Date of Interview
October 31, 1994
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:24:40
Ghetto(s)
Lódz, Poland
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration Camp)(generic)Stutthof (Danzig (FC): Concentration Camp)Putzig (Danzig (FC): Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Regina Lewin
Born
October 3, 1927Bedzin, Poland
Date of Interview
January 27, 1995
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:32:06
Ghetto(s)
Bedzin (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Dunkelthal (Czechoslovakia: Concentration Camp)Ober Altstadt (Czechoslovakia: Concentration Camp)
Liberated by
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Vladka Meed
Born
January 1, 1922Warsaw, Poland
Date of Interview
May 15, 1996
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:19:46
Ghetto(s)
Warsaw, Poland
Went into hiding
Yes
Member of underground, resistance or partisan group
Yes
Other experiences
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Leopold Page
Born
March 20, 1913Cracow, Poland (Austria-Hungary)
Date of Interview
November 6, 1994
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
2:29:38
Ghetto(s)
Cracow (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Brünnlitz (Czechoslovakia: Concentration Camp)Gross Rosen (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Biographical Information about Natan Gipsman
Born
January 19, 1925Hindenburg (Upper Silesia, Prussia), Germany
Date of Interview
October 17, 1994
Location of Interview
California, U.S.A.
Length of Interview
1:52:35
Ghetto(s)
Bedzin (Poland: Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Buchenwald (Germany: Concentration Camp)Schönebeck (Germany: Concentration Camp)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Zuzana Růžičková se narodila roku 1927 v Plzni. Po absolutoriu tamního gymnázia byla odvlečena do ghetta Terezín, odkud byla dále deportována do tábora smrti v Osvětimi - Birkenau. Osvobozena byla v koncentračním táboře Bergen - Belsen. Po válce vystudovala hru na klavír a cembalo, a stala se světově uznávanou interpretkou a profesorkou hudby.
Friday, May 24, 2013
1913-ban született Erdélyben, Segesváron (ma Románia). Építész édesapja Erdély I. világháborút követő Romániához csatolása után nem akart román állampolgár lenni, inkább áthelyezését kérte Budapestre. 1931-ben Svédországban élő nagybátyja kivitette Magdát Svédországba. 1944 nyarán Svédországban élő nagynénje levele nyomán az egész család svéd menlevelet kap, Magda megismerkedik Raoul Wallenberggel és svéd nyelvtudásának munkát kap a követség mentési akcióinak adminisztrációjában.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Erdélyi Lajos 1929-ben született Marosvásárhelyen. 1936 és 1940 között a zsidó elemiben, majd a gimnáziumban, illetve a kolozsvári Zsidó Líceumban tanul 1944-ig, a német megszállásig. Ezután családjával együtt a marosvásárhelyi gettóba kényszerül, ahonnan Auschwitzba deportálják őket. Édesanyja és húga azonnal a gázkamrákba kerülnek, ő édesapjával néhány nap auschwitzi tartózkodás után munkatranszporttal Schotterwerkébe majd Dörnhauba jut, ahonnan együtt térnek haza közel egyéves lágerélet után 1945 májusában.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Deák Ervin Bécsben született 1929-ben. Szüleivel és nővérével az Anschluss után tértek vissza Magyarországra. A német megszállás után a család svájci védlevéllel csillagos házakban élt, majd a gettóba hurcolták őket. Nővérét munkatáborokba vitték, ott is szabadult fel, de hosszú ideig olyan rossz állapotban volt, hogy azt sem tudta megmondani, hová való. Őt szüleivel szovjet katonák szabadították fel a budapesti gettóban, 1945. január 18-án.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Régine Jacubert est née le 24 janvier 1920 à Zagorow (Pologne). La famille part pour la France en 1930 et s’installe à Nancy. Réfugiée à Bordeaux avec les siens en 1940, elle rentre seule à Nancy où elle travaille. Le reste de sa famille est arrêté et interné. A Nancy, elle échappe à la grande rafle du 19 juillet 1942 et passe clandestinement en zone Sud. A Lyon, où elle a trouvé un travail, elle entre dans le mouvement de résistance Combat, en janvier 1943. Arrêtée en juin 1944, elle est interrogée à la Gestapo, notamment par Klaus Barbie.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Adolphe Kornman est né le 18 octobre 1927 à Paris. Il grandit dans le Marais. Il assiste à la rafle du Vélodrome d’Hiver en juillet 1942 et, en octobre, la famille trouve un passeur qui l’achemine en zone non occupée. Un temps réfugié avec son père en zone italienne, à Nice, il finit par quitter la ville quand celle-ci est envahie par les Allemands en septembre 1943. Grâce au réseau de la Sixième, Adolphe Kornman franchit la frontière suisse en mai 1944. Il y demeure quelques mois, dans différents camps, avant de rentrer en France, après la libération du territoire.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Abraham Zuckerman was in the Krakau-Plaszów concentration camp outside Krakow, Poland, when he was selected to work in Oskar Schindler’s factory. Zuckerman had no idea who Schindler was or that his own fate had just taken a turn for the better. He expresses his gratitude to Schindler for that life-saving opportunity. Zuckerman’s testimony is featured in Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Vera Gissing remembers her parents decision to send her and her sister Eva on the Kindertransport from Czechoslovakia to England in May 1939. She also describes their farewell at the train station in Prague and the journey to England. Vera’s testimony is featured in Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.