Laura Varon memoir

Identifier
irn500684
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0761
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500684

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Laura Varon

Biographical History

Laura Varon was born in 1926 in Rhodes, Italy (currently Rhodes, Greece). In spring 1944 the Nazis occupied the island and her family was transported by ship to Athens and the Haidary concentration camp. From there they were deported to Auschwitz, where most of her relatives, including her parents, perished. Laura was later transferred to Dachau, and then sent on a death march to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated. After recuperating in Sweden, Laura settled in the Congo. In 1947 she was reunited with her uncle, two brothers, and her sister in Italy. In 1962 Laura immigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle, Washington.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Laura Varon

Scope and Content

Testimony, typescript, pagination uncertain (approximately 50 pages), arranged in chapters as a book. Account of author's life in Rhodes, Greece, and describes Italian occupation, followed by German, and deportation after the latter, first to camp in Greece, then Auschwitz. Describes experiences at later camps (Dachau, Bergen Belsen) as well.

People

  • Laura Varon

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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