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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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8243679
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Malka
Margit
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Benedek
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Lichtenstater
Likhtenshteter
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18/11/1918
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Hegyfalu, Hungary
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Testimony
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Hebrew
Hungarian
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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10/11/09
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10/11/09
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Benedek Lichtenstater Malka
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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