"The Story of Esther Salamanovich Fortgang 1938-1948"

Identifier
irn500749
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0531
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500749

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Esther S. Fortgang

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Esther Salamanovich Fortgang donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, 13 pages, entitled "The Story of Esther Salamanovich Fortgang 1938-1948," by Esther Fortgang, originally of Praszka, Poland. In the memoir, written circa 1990, the author describes her experiences in Praszka after the outbreak of war, forced labor in a small camp for women in Grünberg, forced labor in an ammunition factory in Neusaltz, the arrival of Hungarian women from Auschwitz, a forced march to Flossenbürg, her liberation in Bergen-Belsen, and recovery in Sweden.

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.