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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Helena Adelaar-Polak

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 16585
Interviewee
Helena Adelaar-Polak
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
F
Interview Length
2:32:48
Interview Date
6/16/1996
Interview Location
Overijssel / Netherlands
Birth Year
1919
Birth City
Bathmen (Netherlands)
Birth Country
Netherlands
Language
Dutch

About This Oral History

Camps
Malchow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz I (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Ravensbrück (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Loslau (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Westerbork (Netherlands : Concentration Camp)
Herzogenbusch (Netherlands : Concentration Camp)
Liberated By
armed forces/ Allied
Location of Liberation
Ludwigslust (Mecklenburg-Schwerin/ Germany)
Other Experiences
displaced persons camps
escapes during forced marches
medical experiments in the camps
Prewar Religious Identity
traditional Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
non-observant/non-practicing
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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