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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Max Somovic

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 26155
Interviewee
Max Somovic
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
M
Interview Length
1:50:54
Interview Date
2/4/1997
Interview Location
Alpes-Maritimes / France
Birth Year
1921
Birth City
Lwów (Poland)
Birth Country
Poland
Language
French

About This Oral History

Camps
Gurs (France : Internment Camp)
Drancy (France : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Mittelbau-Dora (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz III-Monowitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Nice (France)
Brides-les-Bains (France)
Bordeaux (Gironde/ France)
Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne/ France)
Type of Hiding Place
mountains
Liberated By
armed forces/ British
Location of Liberation
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Other Experiences
evasion of roundups
escapes from the camps
concealment of Jewish identity
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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