Margo K. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 0858
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Margo K., who was born in Remetea Chioarului, Romania in 1921. She recalls German occupation in spring 1944; transport to S?omcuta Mare; her brother's escape; ghettoization in another town; transfer to Nagyba?nya (Baia Mare); deportation via Kos?ice to Auschwitz/Birkenau; separation from her parents (she never saw them again); remaining with cousins; slave labor; selections; transfer to Bergen-Belsen in December; assisting friends from her hometown; stealing food; liberation by British troops; returning home in November 1945; marriage to a survivor; moving to Baia Mare; having children; emigration to Israel in 1961; and her husband's recent death. Ms. K. discusses being stripped of her identity in Auschwitz; the deaths of almost all her family; and her brother's survival in hiding.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette (3/4" u-matic)

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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