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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Eli Sommer

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 22582
Interviewee
Eli Sommer
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
M
Interview Length
2:47:12
Interview Date
11/8/1996
Interview Location
NJ / U.S.A.
Birth Year
1919
Birth City
Tarnów (Poland)
Birth Country
Poland
Language
English

About This Oral History

Camps
Biezanow (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Ohrdruf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Gross Rosen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Flossenbürg (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Krakau-Plaszow (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Wüstegiersdorf (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Germany
Type of Hiding Place
forests
Liberated By
armed forces/ United States
Location of Liberation
Eslarn (Germany)
Other Experiences
escapes from Aktionen
escapes during forced marches
Prewar Religious Identity
orthodox Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
conservative 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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