Exposé and synopsis of the book a generation of wrath a story of embattlement

Identifier

irn504321

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1994.A.0318
RG-02.172

Dates

1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1984

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504321

Extent and Medium

folder

Creator(s)

Elio Romano

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Elio Romano.

Scope and Content

"Exposé and synopsis of a generation of wrath: a story of embattlement, survival and deliverance during the Holocaust of World War II" (1984) by Elio Romano (b. 1923) contains information about Elio's childhood in Oświęcim, Poland; the German occupation of Poland; his attempted escape to Czechoslovakia; his work as a slave laborer helping to build the Auschwitz concentration camp; his internment in concentration camps in Poland and Germany, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, Blachstädt, Annaberg, Dachau, and Kaufering, camp number seven; and his liberation.

People

Romano, Elio.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
Forced labor.
Holocaust survivors.
Escapes.
Oświęcim (Poland)
Concentration camps--Poland.

Genre

Personal narratives.
Document

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