Pola G. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 1944
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Pola G., who was born in Stopnica, Poland in 1926, one of five children. She recalls their traditional shtetl life; German invasion in 1939; ghettoization; transport with her sister and sister-in-law to Skarz?ysko-Kamienna in 1942; slave labor in a munitions factory; smuggling food with help from civilian workers; their transfer to Cze?stochowa in 1944, then to Ravensbru?ck, Burgau, and Dachau; being wounded during liberation by United States troops; living in Feldafing displaced persons camp; marriage in 1945; moving to Brussels; her son's birth; emigration to Israel in January 1949; her other son's birth; and emigration to join her sister in the United States in 1959.

Extent and Medium

2 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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