"Crying is forbidden here" Rachela Olewski testimony

Identifier
irn516105
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.12
Dates
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516105

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Arie Olewski donated this memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 8, 2004.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of the testimony and experiences of Rachela Zelmanowicz Olewski, originally of Be̜dzin, Poland, entitled "Crying is forbidden here." Born in 1921, Rachela was deported to Auschwitz from the Be̜dzin ghetto in 1943. In Auschwitz, she was a member of the women's orchestra as a mandolin player, and was liberated from Bergen-Belsen in 1945. Rachela immigrated to Israel where she lived until her death in 1987.

Genre

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