Overview
- Interview Summary
- 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.
- Interviewee
- Albert Davis
- Date
-
interview:
2010 April
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcy Davis
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Oral histories.
- Extent
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1 digital files : MPEG-4.
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Keywords & Subjects
- 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.
Administrative Notes
- 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.
- Special Collection
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The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-16 09:27:52
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