Overview
- Description
- Describes Abram Korn's (1923-1972) experiences in Lipno, Poland, during the German invasion of Poland; Korn and his family's internment in the Kutno Ghetto; his deportation to and experiences in various concentration camps, including Gross-Rosen, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Hirschberg, Bolkenhain, Ohrdruf, and Buchenwald; Korn's involvement with resistance activities in Auschwitz and that camp's Sonderkommando uprising; a death march; and Korn's liberation and his immigration to the United States in 1949. The memoir's "Introduction" and "Epilogue," written by Joseph Korn, Abram's son, describe both how Joseph went to Europe to better understand Abram's experiences and Abram's life in the United States. The collection also contains an earlier version of the memoir.
- Subtitle
- one man's journey through the Holocaust
- Date
-
creation:
1994
- Collection Creator
- Abram Korn
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
2 folders
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
- Jews--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Death marches. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Kutno.
- Geographic Name
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945. United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Korn, Abram, -1972. Korn, Joseph.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The memoir was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Joseph Korn, the son of Abram Korn.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:58
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