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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.
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5466349
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Katerina
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Futerveit
Futerweit
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Grinberger
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1925
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Podhradie Spisske, Czechoslovakia
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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22/06/05
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22/06/05
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פוטרויט קטרינה
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection