Anna M. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0525
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Anna M., who was born in Mielec, Poland, one of six children. She recalls close relations with her extended family; their orthodoxy; moving to Krako?w in 1935; an anti-Jewish boycott; German invasion; one sister fleeing to the Soviet zone; ghettoization; forced labor; a friend, disguised as a non-Jew, smuggling food to them; her sister's marriage; her family's deportation in October 1942 (she never saw them again); deportation to P?aszo?w; a public hanging; transfer nine months later to Skarz?ysko-Kamienna; slave labor in a munitions factory; helping a fellow prisoner sell a diamond which provided food vital to her survival; transfer to Buchenwald nine months later; women sharing bread with her en route; slave labor in a munitions factory; a death march nine months later; escaping with several others; assistance from local villagers; liberation by Soviet troops; returning to Krako?w; antisemitic harassment; marriage in 1946; her daughter's birth in Prague; and emigration to the United States in April 1948 with assistance from an uncle. Ms. M. discusses observing Jewish holidays in the camps and the importance of faith to her survival.

Extent and Medium

3 videocassettes

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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