My life, as a child, during the holocaust in Romania
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Liviu Schapira
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Liviu Schapira.
Scope and Content
Testimony: “My life, as a child, during the holocaust in Romania”; 10 pages, in English by Liviu Schapira, born 1934 in Piatra Neamtz, Romania. Schapira describes his experiences primarily between 1939-1944. He describes the rise of the Iron Guard to power, expulsion from school for being Jewish, the murder of family members and other Jews by the Iron Guard, anti-Jewish laws and restrictions, how his father’s instincts helped the family avoid deportation, liberation by the Russians, and life after liberation.
Subjects
- Romania.
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.
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