Testimony of Marjem Miriam Eva Sprei, born in Polgar, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in Polgar, the Nyiregyhaza Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and other places
Testimony of Marjem Miriam Eva Sprei, born in Polgar, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in Polgar, the Nyiregyhaza Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and other places
Testimony
Testimony of Marjem Miriam Eva Sprei, born in Polgar, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in Polgar, the Nyiregyhaza Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and other places
Life before the war.
German occupation, spring 1944; deportation of the Jews to the synagogue; transfer to the Nyiregyhaza Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life including separation of the children from their parents; transfer to Bergen-Belsen; transfer to Magdeburg; camp life including labor in the Polte Munitionfabrik ammunitions factory; death march to Malchow; liberation by the British Army; re-occupation by the German Army; concentration of inmates on a soccer field and execution by the Germans; rescue with a few others; death march; liberation by the Red Army, 02 May 1945.
Move to Berlin; move to Budapest with help from the JDC; life in Budapest including reunion with her family; marriage; move to Mezocsat; aliya to Israel, 1957.
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item Id
6522593
First Name
Eva
Marjem
Miriam
Last Name
Shprei
Sprei
Date of Birth
30/07/1925
Place of Birth
Polgar, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives