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Oral history interview with Benjamin Fisk

Oral History | Digitized | RG Number: RG-50.232.0029

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    Oral history interview with Benjamin Fisk

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Benjamin Fisk (né Berck Fiszlinski), born September 26, 1922 in Sosnowiec, Poland, describes his family and childhood; his family’s religious life; the German occupation of Poland; working in a German factory as a carpenter until he was taken to the Srodula ghetto; the liquidation of the ghetto; being sent to work as a carpenter in several camps including Sackenhoym, Bismarckshütte, Blechhammer, and Buna-Monowitz; working for IG Farben; conditions in the various camps; being injured and taken to Auschwitz; being liberated by the Russians; returning to Sosnowiec; getting married; settling in Stoffen, Germany (now in Pürgen, Germany); moving with his family to the United States in 1949; and his experienced with antisemitism in the US.
    Interviewee
    Benjamin Fisk
    Interviewer
    Donna Miller
    Date
    interview:  1982 November 08
    Geography
    creation: Oak Park (Mich.)

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    2 sound cassettes : analog.

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    Conditions on Access
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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Fisk, Benjamin, 1922-

    Administrative Notes

    Holder of Originals
    University of Michigan-Dearborn
    Provenance
    The University of Michigan, Dearborn conducted the interview with Benjamin Fisk. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the tapes in November 1992
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:22:58
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