Overview
- Description
- Contains information about Sophie Miklos and her experiences of persecution in Romania, deportation from the Oradea (Nagyvárad, Hungary) ghetto, imprisonment at Auschwitz, and liberation by the Red Army.
- Collection Creator
- Sophie W. Miklos
- Biography
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Sopie Miklos is a native of Valea Lui Mihai, Romania. She lived in the ghetto in Oradea, Romania, (Nagyvárad) before being sent to Auschwitz where her parents were killed. She was selected as a dancer and participated in a theater production in the camp. Miklos was liberated from Auschwitz in 1945.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Romania. Jews--Poland. Antisemitism. Jewish children. Railroads. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography. Concentration camp inmates--Selection process. Jews--Romania--Valea lui Mihai--Biography. Women. Death marches. Dance. Escapes. Jewish ghettos--Romania--Oradea. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
- Geographic Name
- Oradea (Romania) Valea lui Mihai (Romania)
- Personal Name
- Miklos, Sophie Weisz.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The transcript of "The paper gauze ballerina" was created by Sophie Miklos from an audiotape recording of her own testimony. The audiotape testimony was recorded in 1959.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 13:13:23
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502733
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