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Testimony of Hani (Hershtik) Craita, born in Teceu Mic, Romania, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in the Teceu Mic Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Weisswasser, Horneburg and Bergen-Belsen

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Testimony of Hani (Hershtik) Craita, born in Teceu Mic, Romania, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in the Teceu Mic Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Weisswasser, Horneburg and Bergen-Belsen Life before the war; religious-Zionist family; relations with Romanian, Hungarian and Jewish residents. Re-annexation to Hungary, 1940; displays of antisemitism; closure of the family's business; yellow badge; German occupation, 1944; deportation to the Teceu Mic Ghetto, Pesach (April) 1944; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944; selection; life in the twins barracks; selections; transfer to Weisswasser, August 1944; camp life including labor in a weapons factory; advance of the war front; transfer to Horneburg, February 1945; life in Horneburg including labor in a factory for weapons parts; transfer to Bergen-Belsen; camp life; liberation by the British Army. Burial of the dead in common graves; hospitalization in a hospital; return to her family's home; aliya to Israel, 1990.
item Id
6833093
First Name
Chani
Hani
Khani
Last Name
Craita
Kritza
Maiden Name
Hershtik
Date of Birth
25/11/1928
Place of Birth
Teceu Mic, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
03/12/07
Date of Creation - latest
03/12/07
Name of Submitter
Craita Hani
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