Testimony of John Chilag, born in Gyor, Hungary, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Gyor Ghetto, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Bochum and Buchenwald

Testimony of John Chilag, born in Gyor, Hungary, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Gyor Ghetto, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Bochum and Buchenwald Life before the war; his father associates with left wing groups. German occupation, 19 March 1944; expulsion from school; yellow badge; deportation to the Gyor Ghetto; ghetto life including his role as the community's representative to the German authorities; transfer to the regional ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz; transfer to Birkenau with his father and uncle; camp life; murder of family members; transfer to Bochum with his father, August 1944; camp life including forced labor in the Bochumer Verein Gesellschaft in the production of cannon shells; death of his father from pneumonia; approach of the front; transfer to Buchenwald; camp life with Elie Wiesel, Max Perkal and Benedikt Kautsky; liberation by the US Army, 11 April 1945. Return to Gyor; rebuilding the family business with his cousin; life after the war.