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Testimony of Kurt Verner, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1925, regarding his experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Goleszow and Wolfratshausen

Testimony of Kurt Verner, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1925, regarding his experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Goleszow and Wolfratshausen German occupation, 1939; deportation of the family to Theresienstadt, 1942; camp life including labor in the kitchen; deportation of the family to Auschwitz-Birkenau, January 1943; murder of his parents; transfer to Goleszow; camp life including labor in a cement factory until 1944; transfer back to Auschwitz; camp life including labor as a gardener for SS officers; death march to Wolfratshausen, January 1945; liberation by the US Army. Return to Theresienstadt; return to Moravska Ostrava; emigration to Uruguay, 1947; aliya to Israel, 1970.
item Id
4432494
First Name
Kurt
Last Name
Verner
Date of Birth
15/08/1925
Place of Birth
Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
16/03/03
Date of Creation - latest
16/03/03
Name of Submitter
VERNER KURT
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection