"The Story of Esther Salamanovich Fortgang 1938-1948"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0531

Overview

Description: Consists of one memoir, 13 pages, entitled "The Story of Esther Salamanovich Fortgang 1938-1948," by Esther Fortgang, originally of Praszka, Poland. In the memoir, written circa 1990, the author describes her experiences in Praszka after the outbreak of war, forced labor in a small camp for women in Grünberg, forced labor in an ammunition factory in Neusaltz, the arrival of Hungarian women from Auschwitz, a forced march to Flossenbürg, her liberation in Bergen-Belsen, and recovery in Sweden.
Date: creation: circa 1990
Collection Creator: Esther S. Fortgang

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Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Esther Salamanovich Fortgang donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.