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Katerina Futerveit

Testimony
Testimony of Katerina (Gruenberger) Futerweit, born in Podhradie Spisske, Czechoslovakia, 1925, regarding her experiences in Poprad, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ravensbrueck and a death march Life before the war; death of her father; remarriage of her mother. Restrictions on Jews including confiscation of property and ban on work; deportation to Poprad, 1942; camp life; transfer to Auschwitz; camp life including labor in the destroyed villages surrounding the camp; death of her brother; transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including labor in the Canada Kommando; death of her mother from typhus; transfer to Berlin, 18 January 1945; transfer to Ravensbrueck; death march, 28 April 1945; escape of residents from the Red Army; liberation by the US Army, 03 May 1945. Marriage and aliya to Israel.
item Id
5466349
First Name
Katerina
Last Name
Futerveit
Futerweit
Maiden Name
Grinberger
Date of Birth
1925
Place of Birth
Podhradie Spisske, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
22/06/05
Date of Creation - latest
22/06/05
Name of Submitter
פוטרויט קטרינה
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