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Oral history interview with Helena Swierczynska

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.367 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0558

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    Oral history interview with Helena Swierczynska

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    Interview Summary
    Helen Swierczynska, born in 1943 in Milicz, Poland, describes the story her uncle told her concerning her early life, including her birth in a barn while her family was in hiding and being taken in by a stranger until 1945; her family’s betrayal by neighbors leading to the death of her family except for her father and her two uncles; the neighbors looting their belongings; being brought to an orphanage by the woman who originally took her in; antisemitism in Poland; being moved to six other orphanages before being adopted; her memories of the orphanages; living with her new parents; marrying at age 19; staying in Poland until 1989 when her son convinced her to join him in the United States; her life in the U.S.; and coming to terms with her past.
    Interviewee
    Ms. Helena Swierczynska
    Interviewer
    Stephanie Blyskal
    Date
    interview:  2008 November 08

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 digital file : WAV.

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    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Helena Swierczynska on November 8, 2008. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in January 2010.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:03:34
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