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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Hedwig Heller

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 17331
Interviewee
Hedwig Heller
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
F
Interview Length
3:17:23
Interview Date
7/14/1996
Interview Location
NY / U.S.A.
Birth Year
1923
Birth City
Jibou (Romania)
Birth Country
Romania
Language
English

About This Oral History

Camps
Kurben (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Glöwen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Ravensbrück (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Libau (Latvia : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Dondangen (Latvia : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Drahendorf (Germany)
Type of Hiding Place
family homes
Liberated By
armed forces/ Soviet
Location of Liberation
Drahendorf (Germany)
Other Experiences
displaced persons camps
escapes during forced marches
concealment of Jewish identity
Prewar Religious Identity
Orthodox Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
Orthodox 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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