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Agnes Mandl Adachi. Describes rescue activity on the banks of the Danube River and the role of Raoul Wallenberg

Agnes Mandl Adachi. Describes rescue activity on the banks of the Danube River and the role of Raoul Wallenberg

Abraham Bomba. Describes gassing operations at Treblinka

Abraham Bomba. Describes gassing operations at Treblinka

Abraham Lewent. Describes conditions in the Warsaw ghetto

Abraham Lewent. Describes conditions in the Warsaw ghetto

Beno Helmer. Describes conditions in the Lodz ghetto

Beno Helmer. Describes conditions in the Lodz ghetto

Benjamin (Ben) Meed. Describes Warsaw shortly after the German occupation in 1939, and his first experience of antisemitism

Benjamin (Ben) Meed. Describes Warsaw shortly after the German occupation in 1939, and his first experience of antisemitism

Benjamin (Ben) Meed. Describes the burning of the Warsaw ghetto during the 1943 ghetto uprising

Benjamin (Ben) Meed. Describes the burning of the Warsaw ghetto during the 1943 ghetto uprising

Chaim Engel. Recalls the Sobibor uprising and his escape

Chaim Engel. Recalls the Sobibor uprising and his escape

Chaim Engel. Describes plans for the Sobibor uprising. Chaim refers to [Gustav] Wagner, Sobibor's deputy commandant

Chaim Engel. Describes plans for the Sobibor uprising. Chaim refers to [Gustav] Wagner, Sobibor's deputy commandant

Charlene Schiff. Describes a clandestine school for children in the Horochow ghetto

Charlene Schiff. Describes a clandestine school for children in the Horochow ghetto

Esther Raab. Describes planning for the uprising in Sobibor

Esther Raab. Describes planning for the uprising in Sobibor

Emanuel Tanay. Describes the establishment of the Miechow ghetto

Emanuel Tanay. Describes the establishment of the Miechow ghetto

Fritzie Weiss Fritzshall. Describes selection process in Auschwitz

Fritzie Weiss Fritzshall. Describes selection process in Auschwitz

Franz Wohlfahrt. Describes imprisonment in Graz

Franz Wohlfahrt. Describes imprisonment in Graz

Gerda Weissmann Klein. Describes liberation in Czechoslovakia by U.S. soldier

Gerda Weissmann Klein. Describes liberation in Czechoslovakia by U.S. soldier

Gerda Blachmann Wilchfort. Describes the mood of passengers on the "St. Louis" after they were denied entry into Cuba

Gerda Blachmann Wilchfort. Describes the mood of passengers on the "St. Louis" after they were denied entry into Cuba

Hanne Hirsch Liebmann. Describes harassment and anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany

Hanne Hirsch Liebmann. Describes harassment and anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany

Hessy Levinsons Taft. Describes father's attempts to obtain visas for the family to emigrate from Nice, in the south of France

Hessy Levinsons Taft. Describes father's attempts to obtain visas for the family to emigrate from Nice, in the south of France

John Komski. Describes Krakow after the outbreak of World War II

John Komski. Describes Krakow after the outbreak of World War II

Johanna Gerechter Neumann. Describes Kristallnacht in Hamburg

Johanna Gerechter Neumann. Describes Kristallnacht in Hamburg

Joseph Stanley Wardzala. Describes the badge Poles had to wear in forced-labor camps in Germany

Joseph Stanley Wardzala. Describes the badge Poles had to wear in forced-labor camps in Germany

Leif Donde. Describes his family's escape from Denmark to Sweden

Leif Donde. Describes his family's escape from Denmark to Sweden

Lucine Horn. Describes the German occupation of Lublin

Lucine Horn. Describes the German occupation of Lublin

Lilly Appelbaum Malnik. Describes death march from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen

Lilly Appelbaum Malnik. Describes death march from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen

Leo Schneiderman. Describes arrival at Auschwitz, selection, and separation from his family

Leo Schneiderman. Describes arrival at Auschwitz, selection, and separation from his family

Murray Pantirer. Describes antisemitic climate in postwar Krakow

Murray Pantirer. Describes antisemitic climate in postwar Krakow

Miso (Michael) Vogel. Describes arrival at Auschwitz

Miso (Michael) Vogel. Describes arrival at Auschwitz

Niels Bamberger. Describes German invasion of Denmark in 1940

Niels Bamberger. Describes German invasion of Denmark in 1940

Norbert Wollheim. Describes forced labor at the Buna works

Norbert Wollheim. Describes forced labor at the Buna works

Preben Munch-Nielsen. Describes a fishing boat used to carry Jews to safety in Sweden

Preben Munch-Nielsen. Describes a fishing boat used to carry Jews to safety in Sweden

Rochelle Blackman Slivka. Describes the formation of the Vilna ghetto

Rochelle Blackman Slivka. Describes the formation of the Vilna ghetto

Sarah (Sheila) Peretz Etons. Describes experiences as a child in hiding

Sarah (Sheila) Peretz Etons. Describes experiences as a child in hiding

Samuel Gruber. Describes a German girl's reaction to learning that he was Jewish

Samuel Gruber. Describes a German girl's reaction to learning that he was Jewish

Siegfried Halbreich. Describes conditions and forced labor in the Gross-Rosen camp

Siegfried Halbreich. Describes conditions and forced labor in the Gross-Rosen camp

Steven Springfield. Describes conditions in the Stutthof concentration camp

Steven Springfield. Describes conditions in the Stutthof concentration camp

Tove Schoenbaum Bamberger. Describes trip to and arrival in Sweden

Tove Schoenbaum Bamberger. Describes trip to and arrival in Sweden

Tomasz (Toivi) Blatt. Describes gassing operations in the Sobibor extermination camp

Tomasz (Toivi) Blatt. Describes gassing operations in the Sobibor extermination camp

Vladka (Fagele) Peltel Meed. Describes the deportation of her mother and brother from the Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka

Vladka (Fagele) Peltel Meed. Describes the deportation of her mother and brother from the Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka

Vladka (Fagele) Peltel Meed. Describes her reaction to the burning of the Warsaw ghetto as she watched from a building outside the ghetto

Vladka (Fagele) Peltel Meed. Describes her reaction to the burning of the Warsaw ghetto as she watched from a building outside the ghetto

William (Welek) Luksenburg. Describes the first night of the German invasion of Poland

William (Welek) Luksenburg. Describes the first night of the German invasion of Poland

Walter Meyer. Describes activities of members of the Edelweiss Pirates in Duesseldorf, Germany

Walter Meyer. Describes activities of members of the Edelweiss Pirates in Duesseldorf, Germany

Wallace Witkowski. Describes harsh living conditions for non-Jews in Poland

Wallace Witkowski. Describes harsh living conditions for non-Jews in Poland

Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman. Describes joining the Nekama (Revenge) Jewish partisan unit led by Josef Glazman in the Naroch Forest

Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman. Describes joining the Nekama (Revenge) Jewish partisan unit led by Josef Glazman in the Naroch Forest

Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman. Describes partisan activities

Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman. Describes partisan activities

Kurt Klein. Describes some of the difficulties involved in emigrating from Germany

Kurt Klein. Describes some of the difficulties involved in emigrating from Germany

Hanne Hirsch Liebmann. Describes a Children's Aid Society (OSE) visit and life in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Hanne Hirsch Liebmann. Describes a Children's Aid Society (OSE) visit and life in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Julian Noga. Describes conditions in Flossenbürg

Julian Noga. Describes conditions in Flossenbürg

Bart Stern. Describes deportation to Auschwitz

Bart Stern. Describes deportation to Auschwitz

Thomas Buergenthal. Describes the liberation of the Sachsenhausen camp

Thomas Buergenthal. Describes the liberation of the Sachsenhausen camp

Edward Adler. Describes arrest and imprisonment in prewar Germany for his relationship with a non-Jewish woman

Edward Adler. Describes arrest and imprisonment in prewar Germany for his relationship with a non-Jewish woman

Johanna Gerechter Neumann. Describes anti-Jewish measures in Hamburg, Germany

Johanna Gerechter Neumann. Describes anti-Jewish measures in Hamburg, Germany

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