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The paper gauze ballerina

Document | Accession Number: 1991.072.1 | RG Number: RG-02.026

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.

Extent: 1 folder

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.
Corporate Name: Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡.
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
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: 2019-12-05 23:25:19
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