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Testimony of Fela (Fiszel) Weisenberg, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1922, regarding her experiences in the Parschnitz camps, in a labor camp (Dulag) in Sosnowiec, on the death march to Bergen Belsen and liberation Deportation to Parschnitz labor camp in the Sudeten mountains after the German occupation; prolonged illness and release, return to Sosnowiec; living with her sister until selection; placement in a group of the sick and the elderly; escape to another group of women who were sent to Parschnitz camp; treatment of female prisoners in the camp by the commandants; liquidation of the camp and forced march in...

File Number : 5723

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Marceli Lubasz regarding his experiences in Mauthausen, Gross-Rosen and Oranienburg camps

Testimony of Marceli Lubasz regarding his experiences in Mauthausen, Gross-Rosen and Oranienburg camps Entry into the Gross-Rosen camp, 01 March 1943; interrogation regarding his identity; does not admit to his Jewish identity; camp conditions; executions by filling the crematoria with poison; concentration of 34,000 male and female inmates in the camp; increase in the scope of murder until the crematoria function 24 hours a day without a break; evacuation of the inmates in railroad cars with 90-130 people in each one, January 1945; murder of 1,200 out of 6,000 inmates by the SS during the transfer lasting...

File Number : 96

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony regarding life in Auschwitz from October 1944, until the evacuation of the camp, January 1945

Testimony regarding life in Auschwitz from October 1944, until the evacuation of the camp, January 1945 Arrival at Auschwitz on a transport , October 1944; selection and shower after the arrival of a transport with Jewish female inmates from Poland; another selection, one week later, and the selection of a group of young, healthy women to Hesler's Labor Kommando; housing in large barracks with relatively good conditions; labor hauling stones for road construction; rest from labor on Sundays; literature club and visits to the movie theater and opera, performed by female inmates in the women's camp; evacuation...

File Number : 86

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Rena Taubenblatt, regarding her experiences in the HASAG factories in Skarzysko-Kamienna and Leipzig camps, and on a death march

Testimony of Rena Taubenblatt, regarding her experiences in the HASAG factories in Skarzysko-Kamienna and Leipzig camps, and on a death march Deportation from Plaszow camp; labor in HASAG factories; Skarzysko camp life; relations between the inmates; mass mortality: of the 900 female inmates, 300 remain alive, several months later; en route to HASAG factories in Leipzig camp; improvement in the living conditions and the attitude of the German labor supervisors; death march, as of 18 March 1943: they march 30 kilometers every day, for two weeks, until the SS men and the guards flee.

File Number : 84

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Letter sent by Stern in Bruenlitz to Żegota (Rada Pomocy Żydom, RPZ - Council to Aid Jews) in Krakow

Letter sent by Stern in Bruenlitz to Żegota (Rada Pomocy Żydom, RPZ - Council to Aid Jews) in Krakow Letter from Stern (unknown whether this is his real name) to Żegota with information regarding life in the Bruenlitz camp, a sub-camp comprised of the factories in Zablocie; attitude of the owners of the German factory, including restraint by the German camp commanders; arrival of a transport with 300 women; authorization to receive financial assistance and articles of clothing for the inmates; request to send parcels of food; request for financial assistance; most of the letter is written in code.

File Number : 80

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Polish

Testimony of Adam Mutlis, regarding his experiences in a labor camp during the period before the liberation

Testimony of Adam Mutlis, regarding his experiences in a labor camp during the period before the liberation Camp life, including being woken up for night shifts at a mine, roll-call, and due to acts of abuse by the guards; desire to commit suicide; desire for revenge; an SS man whispers to a Kapo supervisor about the arrival of the Red Army.

File Number : 78

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Abusch Wachsman regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and the Plaszow camp

Testimony of Abusch Wachsman regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and the Plaszow camp Start of the deportations from the Krakow Ghetto, June 1942; "Aktions" and deportations to Belzec; march to the Prokocim railroad station before the deportation to Belzec; choosing of 86 healthy men, including the witness, for labor, before boarding the train to Belzec; return to the Plaszow camp; attitude of the commanders and guards, and the Jewish police in the camp; executions and the daily shooting of inmates in camp; typhus epidemic; transfer to the Skarzysko camp upon liquidation of the Julag camp in...

File Number : 74

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Mila Hornik, born in Krakow, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in Rzeszow, Radomysl Wielki, the Krakow Ghetto, Plaszow camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lichtewerden camp and other places

Testimony of Mila Hornik, born in Krakow, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in Rzeszow, Radomysl Wielki, the Krakow Ghetto, Plaszow camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Lichtewerden camp and other places German occupation of Rzeszow; labor cleaning the Germans' barracks; travel to relatives in Radomysl Wielki; escape to Koprzywnica via Sandomierz with the help of a German, before the deportation; travel to Krakow and labor in Ostbahn Mogilska [?]; residence in the Krakow Ghetto, and daily departures to labor; establishment of Plaszow camp; escape from the Krakow Ghetto through the sewers, and arrival to Bochnia;...

File Number : 70

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Irma Laksberger, born in Krakow, Poland, 1898, regarding her experiences in the Prokocim Ghetto, the Prokocim, Biezanow and Skarzysko camps and more

Testimony of Irma Laksberger, born in Krakow, Poland, 1898, regarding her experiences in the Prokocim Ghetto, the Prokocim, Biezanow and Skarzysko camps and more Deportation from Krakow to the Prokocim Ghetto, August 1940; liquidation of the Prokocim Ghetto, June 1942; transfer to Wieliczka; escape two weeks later during an "Aktion"; labor as part of the Arbietskommando unit in Biezanow and sleep in the Prokocim camp; in hiding in a kitchen in Biezanow due to a ban on women above age 35 staying in the camp; transfer to barracks in the Prokocim camp, December 1942; living conditions until the appointment of...

File Number : 68

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Pinkus Abramowicz, born in Lodz, Poland, 1904, regarding his experiences in the Starachowice, Birkenau, Monowice, Osterode and other camps

Testimony of Pinkus Abramowicz, born in Lodz, Poland, 1904, regarding his experiences in the Starachowice, Birkenau, Monowice, Osterode and other camps Labor in an ammunition factory in the Starachowice camp, from September 1942; systematic theft of food and clothing by the Jewish overseers; guarded by Ukrainians without any German presence; transfer of the entire camp to Birkenau, June 1943: travel in sealed cars for seven days; receive food twice during the transfer; death of 20% of the inmates; labor in the Monowice camp; rich cultural life; evacuation of the camp, 18 January 1945; death march to Gliwice,...

File Number : 62

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

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