Celia M. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1453
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Celia M., who was born in ?o?dz?, Poland in 1927. She recalls her large family; her father's death in 1930; German invasion; ghettoization resulting in overcrowding, starvation, cold, epidemics, and frequent deaths; her older brother's deportation; and deportation to Auschwitz with her family in 1944. Mrs. M. recounts meeting her older brother; separation from her mother, two sisters and a nephew (they were gassed upon arrival); the importance of remaining with her two sisters; the death march to Ravensbru?ck; transfer four weeks later to Neustadt; work in a munitions factory; stealing potatoes for her sisters; and liberation by Soviet troops. She tells of returning to ?o?dz?; reunion with her brother; escaping to the American zone in January 1946; living in a displaced persons camp; and emigration to relatives in the United States in 1949.

Extent and Medium

1 videocassette

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.

Related Units of Description

  • Associated material: Manuel G. Holocaust testimony [brother] (HVT-1451), Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.

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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