Overview
- Description
- Consists of one testimony, four pages, written by Henry Weil in 1995 (and revised in 2001.) In the testimony, Weil describes his experiences in the Polish Army, in Kraków, Lwow, the Wolbrom ghetto, and the Stalowa Wola forced labor camp. After escaping forced labor and returning to Kraków, he was sent to Płaszów where he worked for the Schindler Emaillewaren Fabrik. When Płaszów was liquidated and the men temporarily sent to Gross-Rosen prior to the factory's move to Brünnlitz, Weil changed places with his brother Wovek in order to save him. Wovek began to work for Schindler, while Henry spent several months in Gross-Rosen, Buchenwald, and was liberated on a death march from Sonnenburg. He reunited with Wovek in Hof. Also includes copies of photographs of Weil, one circa 1945, and one circa 1991.
- Date
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creation:
1995-2001
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joan Litt
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
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- 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).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Joan Litt
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Kraków (Poland) Wolbrom (Poland)
- Personal Name
- Weil, Henry. Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Joan Litt donated a copy of her father's testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:42:47
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