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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Paul Faynwachs

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 14951
Interviewee
Paul Faynwachs
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
M
Interview Length
2:29:13
Interview Date
5/7/1996
Interview Location
ON / Canada
Birth Year
1931
Birth City
Cracow (Poland)
Birth Country
Poland
Language
English

About This Oral History

Camps
concentration camps/ German
Pionki (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Krakau-Plaszow (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Sachsenhausen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Oranienburg-Heinkelwerke (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Cracow (Poland)
Type of Hiding Place
buildings
Liberated By
armed forces/ United States
Location of Liberation
Germany
Other Experiences
escapes from the camps
escapes during deportations
Prewar Religious Identity
traditional Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
traditional Judaism
Description
Forms part of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute Visual History Archive.
Special Collection
USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive

Administrative History

Rights and Restrictions

Restrictions
On-site access only. Registration required.
 
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