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"Following in our Father's Footsteps"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.261.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one oral history interview, 2 hours, with Martin Kastner, on DVD, entitled "Following in our Father's Footsteps." In the interview, which was conducted on September 3, 2007 by Louise Bobrow, Mr. Kastner describes his pre-war life in a small town in Romania near Sighet. In 1943, he and his family were put into a ghetto (their home was located in the ghetto area, so they were allowed to stay there.) They were later forced into a larger ghetto and in spring 1944 were taken by truck to the train station where they were deported to Auschwitz. Martin and his father, Wolf, survived the initial selection and were sent to a labor camp outside of Warsaw. He was also imprisoned in Dachau and Muhldorf. They were liberated by the American Army, who stopped a train that was taking them further into Germany. After living at the Feldafing displaced persons camp, he immigrated to the United States.
Date: 2008
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alan Kastner

Physical Details

Language: English
Extent: 1 DVD-ROM.
Extent: 1 folder

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Copyright Holder: Mr. Mark Kolber

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camps--Poland--Oświęcim. Jews--Romania--Sighetu Marmației.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Alan Kastner donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 25, 2008.

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