Overview
- Description
- Consists of a copy of "My life during the war" written in Polish by Bernadette Dukas (born Bronislawa Alland) from December 1945 to March 1947. The memoir was translated into English in 1989 by Dukas' brother, George Alland. The memoir describes Dukas' life in Warsaw, Poland, at the beginning of World War II, her life in hiding under an assumed identity, her experiences of forced labor in an airplane engine factory at Braunschweig, her liberation in April 1945, and her experiences of antisemitism in Poland after the Holocaust.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
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- 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
- Antisemitism. Children. Forced labor. Forced migration--Germany. Hiding places. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Jewish ghettos--Music. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw. Jews--Poland. Jews--Relocation--Poland. Labor camps. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Personal Name
- Alland, Bronislawa, 1931- Alland, George.
- Corporate Name
- Treblinka (Concentration camp) Braunschweig (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Ms. Bernadette Dukas
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The copy of the Alland memoir was initially sent to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Department by Dr. Rhoda Lewin. The memoir was used by Dr. Lewin as a part of an oral history project conducted under the auspices of the Jewish Comminuty Relations Council of the Anti-Defamation League of Minnesota and the Dakotas. The memoir was rourted to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by Holly Snyder on 18 Oct. 1991. The original memoir was written by Bronislawa Alland (now Bernadette Dukas) in Polish from Dec. 1945 to Mar. 1947. It was translated into English by George Alland, brother of the author, in 1989.
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- 2022-07-28 18:06:45
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