A memoir relating to experiences in Belgian and French forced labor camps

Identifier

irn500669

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1995.A.0563

Level of Description

Item

Languages

English

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500669

Extent and Medium

folder

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Abram C. Katz

Scope and Content

Testimony, photocopy of handwritten text, 16 pages. Describes experiences as forced laborer in Belgium and northern France, interment at Mechelen, deportation to Auschwitz, escape during evacuation of Jawischowitz (Jawiszowice), eventual capture by Russian forces and deportation to Soviet Union (Murmansk, Moscow), and return to Belgium after war.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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