Joint testimony of Rachel (Ashkenazi) Preisler, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1930, and her sister Brana (Ashkenazi) Fogel, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1931, regarding their experiences in the Slatinske Doly Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Ludwigslust
Joint testimony of Rachel (Ashkenazi) Preisler, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1930, and her sister Brana (Ashkenazi) Fogel, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1931, regarding their experiences in the Slatinske Doly Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Ludwigslust
Testimony
Joint testimony of Rachel (Ashkenazi) Preisler, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1930, and her sister Brana (Ashkenazi) Fogel, born in Craciunesti, Romania, 1931, regarding their experiences in the Slatinske Doly Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Ludwigslust
From a well-established religious family.
Cancellation of their father's work permit, 1940; German occupation, 1944; deportation to the synagogue after Pesach (16 April 1944); transfer to the Slatinske Doly Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life in Block 8; transfer as part of a group to labor in Boizenburg; camp life including Brana's labor in the kitchen and Rachel's labor in an aircraft factory; transfer to lighter work after becoming physically weakened; death march, May 1945; transfer under fire to Ludwigslust on foot; liberation by the US Army.
Return home; aliya to Israel, 1951.
Details
Map
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item Id
7053146
First Name
Brana
Rachel
Last Name
Fogel
Preisler
Preizler
Maiden Name
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi
Date of Birth
27/09/1931
1930
Place of Birth
Craciunesti, Romania
Craciunesti, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives