Sheer Luck

Identifier

irn500608

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.0087

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500608

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Mr. Jack Warga

Scope and Content

Testimony. Typescript, 219 pages, titled "Sheer Luck," by Jack Warga, of Brookline, Massachusetts, dated 1994. Describes experiences of childhood in Poland, family's immigration to Belgium, escape from Belgium through France after German invasion, eventual escape from France to US via Cuba, experiences in U.S. Army during and after WWII, and experiences of his extended family that had remained behind in Poland.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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