Mala K. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Mala K., who was born in Chrzano?w, Poland in 1924. She recalls a close extended family; her father's death in 1938; German invasion; ghettoization; forced labor in a military uniform factory; a cousin pulling her from one side to the other during a selection; deportation with her cousin and sister to Oberalstadt; a foreman giving her cake; slave labor in a factory, then digging tunnels; liberation by Soviet troops; returning home; learning an uncle had survived; living with him in Katowice; emigration to Israel in 1951; marriage; and emigration to Germany in 1953, then to the United States in 1959 (her sister remained in Germany). Ms. K. talks about lack of observance of religion or holidays while in the concentration camp; having no knowledge of outside events; and believing her survival was due to luck.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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People
- K., Mala, -- 1924-
Subjects
- Jewish ghettos.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Child survivors.
- Sisters.
- Forced labor.
- Jews -- Poland -- Chrzanów.
- Postwar experiences.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Mutual aid.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
- Women.
Places
- Oberalstadt (Czech Republic : Concentration camp)
- Germany.
- Chrzanów ghetto.
- Israel.
- Katowice (Poland)
- Chrzanów (Poland)
- Poland.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat