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Testimony of Hilde Sherman, born in Wickrathberg, Germany, regarding her experiences in Muenchen Gladbach, the Riga Ghetto, Muehlgraben camp, Liepaja and Hamburg

Testimony
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Testimony of Hilde Sherman, born in Wickrathberg, Germany, regarding her experiences in Muenchen Gladbach, the Riga Ghetto, Muehlgraben camp, Liepaja and Hamburg Kristallnacht in Wickrathberg. Life and hardships in Muenchen Gladbach, 1939-1941; deportation to Riga, 10 December 1941; hardships in the Riga Ghetto until autumn, 1943; "Aktions"; help from a few Germans toward her survival and her contacts with them; liquidation of the ghetto and deportation to ABA Muehlgraben camp; transfer from Riga to Liepaja by sea, October 1944; camp life; transfer to Hamburg, February 1944; detention in a prison; transfer to Sweden via Denmark, last days of the war; liberation. Search for relatives after the war.
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item Id
3561777
First Name
Hilda
Hilde
Last Name
Sherman
Place of Birth
Wickrathberg, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
7337
Language
German
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
12/04/1994
Date of Creation - latest
12/04/1994
Name of Submitter
SHERMAN HILDE
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
67
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository