Dora Apsan collection
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Overview
- Description
- The diary was written by Dora Apsan immediately following her liberation from Weisswasser, an I.G. Farben forced labor factory. In the diary, Dora recounts her family's final days in the ghetto in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Romania; their deportation and arrival in Auschwitz; and her liberation.
- Date
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1945 May 06-1945 May 17
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora Sorell
- Collection Creator
- Dora A. Sorell
- Biography
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Dora grew up in the small town of Sighet in Northern Romania between the two World Wars. In May 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz along with most of the town's 10,000 Jewish inhabitants. She survived the ordeal, but her parents, two of her brothers, and some 40 members of her extended family perished in the gas chambers. Dora returned to Sighet, married her high-school sweetheart, built a career, and raised a family before emigrating to the West to be with her surviving brothers.
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania--Sighetu Marmației--Personal narratives. Jewish ghettos--Romania--Sighetu Marmației. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Romania. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography.
- Personal Name
- Sorell, Dora Apsan.
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) IG Farben (Firm)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Dora Apsan collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Dora Apsan Sorell.
- Funding Note
- The accessibility of this collection was made possible by the generous donors to our crowdfunded Save Their Stories campaign.
- Special Collection
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Save Their Stories
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 07:44:10
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516917
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