"Süssholz Siblings: The War"

Identifier
irn41739
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.449.1
Dates
1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

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Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Friedl Sussholz-Wolfstein

Friedl Süssholz-Wolfstein donated this memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 26, 2010 with the assistance of Azriel Genack.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, 50 pages, entitled "Süssholz Siblings: The War" by Friedl Süssholz-Wolfstein, originally of Trier, Germany. She describes her childhood, her father and brother's deportation from Germany as stateless persons in 1938, and her own escape as a child into Belgium, where her family was slowly reunited. After various attempts to escape after the outbreak of war, Friedl and her brothers were arrested in France, and Friedl was deported to Auschwitz, where she worked sorting victim belongings in the "Canada" section of the camp. After Auschwitz was evacuated, Friedl was sent first to Ravensbrück and then to Malchow, and was liberated by the American army. She returned to Belgium and reunited with her brothers and mother, married, and illegally immigrated to Palestine. The story of their immigration is told in I.F. Stone's book "Underground to Palestine", in which Friedl is mentioned.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mrs. Friedl Süssholz-Wolfstein

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