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Testimony of Malka Margit (Lichtenstater) Benedek, born in Hegyfalu, Hungary, 1918, regarding her experiences in Hegyfalu, the Sarvar Ghetto, Auschwitz, Prague, Bratislava and other places
Testimony
Testimony of Malka Margit (Lichtenstater) Benedek, born in Hegyfalu, Hungary, 1918, regarding her experiences in Hegyfalu, the Sarvar Ghetto, Auschwitz, Prague, Bratislava and other places
Her childhood in her parents' home; displays of antisemitism.
German Army occupation of Hegyfalu, 1944; Sarvar Ghetto life; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life including labor in a factory; transfer to a labor camp; camp life including labor in a factory and labor paving roads; death march; liberation by the US Army.
Move to Prague; move to Bratislava; move back home; attitude of the Hungarian population; move to Budapest; marriage, 1947; illegally crosses the border to Austria in exchange for bribery, 1949; aliya to Israel, 1950.
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item Id
8243679
First Name
Malka
Margit
Last Name
Benedek
Maiden Name
Lichtenstater
Likhtenshteter
Date of Birth
18/11/1918
Place of Birth
Hegyfalu, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Hungarian
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
10/11/09
Date of Creation - latest
10/11/09
Name of Submitter
Benedek Lichtenstater Malka
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository