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Oral history interview with Albert Davis

Oral History | Accession Number: 2012.97.1 | RG Number: RG-50.690.0001

Albert Davis (né Abraham Davidavitz), born March 14, 1927 in Sighet, Romania, discusses the deportation of his family to Auschwitz; his separation from his parents and siblings upon arrival at Auschwitz; being selected by Dr. Mengele for a work detail; his relocation to Mauthausen; forced labor conditions at Mauthausen; the forced march from Mauthausen as American and Russian forces advanced; his May 5, 1945 liberation; his return to Romania to search for surviving relatives; his time in a displaced persons camp in Italy; his arrival in the United States in 1949; being drafted into the army in 1952; being stationed in Germany as a truck driver; returning to the US and settling in Connecticut; his application for restitution from the German government; and his views on life and living without anger.

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Interviewee: Albert Davis
Date: interview: 2010 April
Language: English
Genre/Form: Oral histories.
Extent: 1 digital files : MPEG-4.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcy Davis

Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates--Selection process.
Death marches.
Forced labor.
Holocaust survivors--United States.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania--Personal narratives.
Jewish ghettos--Romania.
Jewish refugees--Romania.
Jews--Persecutions--Romania.
Refugee camps--Italy.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Romania.
Men--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: Connecticut.
Sighet (Romania)
United States--Emigration and immigration.
Personal Name: Davis, Albert.
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
United States. Army.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Marcy Davis donated a copy of the oral history interview with her father Albert Davis to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch in March 2012.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Restrictions may exist. Contact the Museum for further information: reference@ushmm.org
: Record last modified: 2020-07-09 14:08:12
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