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Oral testimony of Fanny Fogel Hollander

Oral History | Accession Number: 2015.74.1 | RG Number: RG-50.866.0001

Fanny Fogel Hollander, born on June 6, 1933 in Antwerp, Belgium, describes her Romanian parents; the German invasion of Belgium; fleeing Antwerp for France; arriving in Paris and being interned at the Brens and Rivesaltes camps; her escape from Rivesaltes; life in Paris with her mother; living in Lille with a non-Jewish family for much of the war; her memories of D-Day in Lille, which was also her 11th birthday; and her reunion with her father when he was liberated from Auschwitz.

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Interviewee: Fanny Hollander
Date: creation: 1975
Language: English
Extent: 1 digital file : MP3.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ron Hollander

Special Collection: The Jeff and Toby Herr Oral History Archive
Topical Term: Child concentration camp inmates.
Concentration camp escapes--France.
Escapes.
Hidden children (Holocaust)
Hiding places--France.
Holocaust survivors.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Jewish children in the Holocaust.
Jews, Romanian--Belgium.
Jews--Belgium--Antwerp.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Belgium.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--France.
Women--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: Antwerp (Belgium)
Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Lille (France)
Paris (France)
Paris (France)--History--1940-1944.
Personal Name: Hollander, Fanny, 1933-
Corporate Name: Brens (Concentration camp)
Rivesaltes (Concentration camp)
Holder of Originals: Ron Hollander
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Ron Hollander donated the oral testimony of Fanny Fogel Hollander to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on February 9, 2015. The testimony was recorded by Mrs. Hollander in 1975.
Copyright Holder: Ron Hollander
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Restrictions may exist. Contact the Museum for further information: reference@ushmm.org
: Record last modified: 2020-07-22 15:27:50
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