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Testimony of Chava Eva (Hofman) Gesheid, born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary, 1930, regarding her experiences in Nagykanizsa, the Nagykanizsa Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Grusenberg, on a death march and in other places

Testimony
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Testimony of Chava Eva (Hofman) Gesheid, born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary, 1930, regarding her experiences in Nagykanizsa, the Nagykanizsa Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Grusenberg, on a death march and in other places German Army occupation [of Nagykanizsa], 1944; deportation to the [Nagykanizsa] Ghetto, 1944; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944; transfer to Grusenberg, 1944; camp life including forced labor in industry and in an ammunitions factory; death march; liberation by the US Army in the Erfurt area, 1945. Return to Hungary, 1945; life in Budapest including aliya training with Hanoar Hatzioni, 1946; move to Vienna and to Linz and Saalfeden DP camps with help from the Bericha organization, 1947; move to Milan, 1947; move to Chiari, 1947; aliya to Israel, 1948; life in Israel.
item Id
9067238
First Name
Chava
Eva
Khava
Last Name
Gesheid
Gesheit
Maiden Name
Hofman
Date of Birth
24/01/1930
Place of Birth
Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
08/06/2010
Date of Creation - latest
08/06/2010
Name of Submitter
גשייט הופמן חוה אוה
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