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Relli Schmerler Katz memoir

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Overview

Description: Consists of one memoir, 25 pages, untitled, by Relli Schmerler Katz, originally of Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, written in 1996, Mrs. Katz describes pre-war Jewish life. Her family was deported in April 1944 to the ghetto in Mátészalka, Hungary, and from there to Auschwitz. She describes the process of arrival in Auschwitz, reuniting with an aunt who had been deported previously, and surviving multiple selections. In August 1944, she and her mother were sent to the Geislingen an der Steige forced labor camp. She describes a number of her specific memories of the camp, including the memory of female prisoners from Bergen-Belsen arriving after a death march. In March 1945, they were sent by passenger train to Dachau, and after about three weeks, placed on a train again. After a number of days, the train was liberated by the United States Army.
Date: publication/distribution: 1996
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shirley Katz Just

Physical Details

Language: English
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: 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: Dr. Shirley Just

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia--Personal narratives.
Personal Name: Katz, Relli Schmerler.
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Dachau (Concentration camp) Geislingen an der Steige (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Shirley Katz Just donated her mother's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on April 13, 2010.

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