Overview
- Description
- Describes Genia Rotenberg’s (b. 1930) life in Poland before and during the Nazi occupation, including life in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland; her escape through the sewers; the death of her mother; Genia's capture and internment in Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen; her liberation and experiences in a displaced persons camp for children; the help she received from Dr. Hadassah Rosensaft; her reunion with her father; and their immigration to Palestine in 1946.
- Collection Creator
- Genia Rotenberg
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Warsaw. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Biography. Refugee camps. Hiding places.
- Geographic Name
- Warsaw (Poland) Palestine--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Personal Name
- Rotenberg, Genia. Rosensaft, Hadassah, 1912-1997.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:50
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504322
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