Overview
- Interview Summary
- Simon Bornstein (b. Samson Borsztejn), originally of Lódź, Poland, describes his prewar life and life in the Lódź ghetto; his deportation to Auschwitz in the fall of 1944; his transfer to the Friedland concentration camp, where he was forced make airplane propellers; his time in the Landsberg displaced persons camp; and his immigration to the United States in 1951.
- Interviewee
- Simon Bornstein
- Date
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interview:
approximately 1994
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rose Bedoya
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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6 digital files : MPEG-2.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Restrictions on use. Donor retains copyright. Third party use requests must be submitted to the donor.
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Rose Bedoya
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Forced labor--Poland. Holocaust survivors--United States. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź. Jewish refugees--Germany--Landsberg am Lech. Jews--Poland--Łódź. Refugee camps--Germany--Landsberg am Lech. Men--Personal narratives.
- Geographic Name
- Landsberg am Lech (Germany) Łódź (Poland) United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Bornstein, Simon.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Rose Bornstein Bedoya donated the oral history interview with her father Simon Bornstein to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013. The interview was conducted by family members ca. 1994.
- Special Collection
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-16 09:30:00
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