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Concentration camp from Oct. 1941 to May 1945

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0167 | RG Number: RG-02.148

The collection consists of a personal narrative written by Elizabeth Reif describing her deportation from Vienna, Austria, to Łódź, Poland; her occupation as a pharmacist in the Łódź ghetto; conditons inside the ghetto; the deportation of her mother to Terezín, Czechoslovakia (a.k.a. Theresienstadt); her deportation to the camps of Auschwitz and Mittelsteine; her liberation and her return to Vienna.

Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Elizabeth Reif
Biography
Elizabeth Reif lived in Vienna, Austria, with her mother before being deported to the Łódź ghetto in 1941. Her mother was deported to Theresienstadt and Elizabeth was deported to Auschwitz. After libertion Reif returned to Vienna and was reunited with her mother. She later immigrated to the United States. In New York City, she learned English at the Committee for Refugee Education.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Elizabeth Reif submitted her memoir to Catherine Burnight, a teacher adviser, at the Committee for Refugee Education in New York City. In Feb. 1993, Ms. Burnight sent Reif's essay to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Rights and 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).

 
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