"My story"
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Overview
- Description
- Describes author's childhood in Poland; author's experiences in the ghettos in Pabianice and Łódź, Poland; the death of her grandfather; her and her mother's deportations to Auschwitz and to Bergen-Belsen and their experiences in these camps; her experiences attending to the medical needs of Bergen-Belsen's inmates; her and her mother's liberation; and her family history since 1945.
- Collection Creator
- Rita Hilton
- Biography
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Rita Kerner Hilton was born Rita Levin on 22 July 1926 in Warsaw, Poland to Flora and Moses Levin. Her mother Flora (née Kleinert, later Flora Kerner, b. 1899) was born in Pabianice, Poland to Markus and Salomea Kleinert. Her father Moses was a businessman. Rita moved to Pabianice as a young child. After the German invasion of Poland, Rita and her family were sent to the Łódź ghetto. Rita was later deported to Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen. She and her mother immigrated to the United States in May 1946. Rita later settled in Florida.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 linear in..
- Extent
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3 folders
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 the material(s) in this collection. 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. Rita Hilton
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care. Jews, Polish--Germany. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography. Holocaust survivors. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Pabianice. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Personal Name
- Hilton, Rita Kerner, 1926-
- Corporate Name
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Aug. 1994, Rita Kerner Hilton donated her memoir and testimonial to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-10-12 15:45:40
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504260
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Also in Rita Kerner Hilton collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Rita Kerner Hilton during and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Book of poetry
Document
Book of poetry written by concentration camp inmates, perhaps survivors of Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz, and compiled after the war.
Rita Kerner Hilton papers
Document
Collection of documents relating to Flora and Rita Kerner immediately following their liberation from the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, and their work in the Bergen Belsen displaced persons camp and in Sweden after the war; also included in the collection are papers relating to their restitution claims.
