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"I was in Oswiecim"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.186.1

Overview

Description: Consists of a photocopy of one typed memoir, 13 pages, entitled "I was in Oświęcim," by Erna Low. In the memoir, written as she was traveling to the United States after the war, Mrs. Low describes her arrest and deportation in 1944, first to Drancy and then to Auschwitz with her husband and daughter. All three survived the initial selection. Mrs. Low describes living and working conditions, her memory of music in the camp, and her memories of the hanging of Roza Robota and the other women who smuggled powder for the attempted Sonderkommando uprising. She describes the death march to Ravensbrück and from there, her transport to Mecklenburg, and her liberation by the American Army with her daughter.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Abigail Wolkenberg

Physical Details

Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Copyright Holder: Ms. Abigail Wolkenberg

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camps--Poland--Oświęcim.
Corporate Name: Birkenau (Concentration camp) Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Abigail Wolkenberg donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 21, 2008.

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