Presentation by Helen Jonas and Evelyn Rakos
Evelyn Rakos and Helen Jonas (born on April 25, 1925 in Kraków, Poland), discuss their lives as young women in the Krakow Ghetto and various concentration camps; and Helen Jonas discusses being a maid to Commandant Amon Goth.
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Date: 1988 October 11-1988 November 29
Presentation by Karl Heiman
Oral History
Karl Heiman, born on May 1, 1924 in Oberdorf, Germany, discusses his life as a young Jewish man in Germany under Nazi rule; and immigrating with his parents to the United States two weeks before the war began.
Presentation by Victor Breitburg
Oral History
Victor Breitburg, born on May 8, 1927 in Kamieńsk, Poland, discusses his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and at various concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Birkenau, Marienbad, Budy, and Buchenwald; and being liberated at Theresienstadt (Terezin).
Presentation by Carl Getzel
Oral History
Carl Getzel discusses his childhood and service in the US Army during WWII; his experiences as a Jew amongst many non-Jews; and his experiences as one of the first American soldiers from the 45th Infantry Division to liberate Dachau concentration camp.
Presentation by Janine Berg, Marjem Stolak, and Jean Schissler
Oral History
Janine Berg (née Stolak) and Marjem Stolak (born on November 11, 1929), who are sisters and were born in Pultusk, Poland, discuss being hidden in a convent by righteous Christians in France during WWII. Jean Schissler discusses her experiences growing up in the United States as a daughter of Holocaust survivors.
