Celia L. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1721
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Celia L., who was born in Bia?a Podlaska, Poland in 1922. She recalls her father's Hasidism; brief Soviet invasion; not fleeing when the Soviets left because her father thought the war would end soon; forced labor under German occupation; transfer to the Mie?dzyrzec Podlaski ghetto; a warning from a German about an impending round-up; hiding; deportation with her family to Majdanek; separation upon arrival (they did not survive); slave labor; transfer to Skarz?ysko-Kamienna; improved conditions; transfer to Cze?stochowa; a Polish worker offering to hide her; liberation by Soviet troops; traveling to ?o?dz?; living in Landsberg and Fo?hrenwald displaced persons camps; marriage; and emigration to the United States. Mrs. L. shows photographs and a ring she received as a gift in Skarz?ysko.

Extent and Medium

3 videocassettes

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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