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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Gita Werchol

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 28731
Interviewee
Gita Werchol
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
F
Interview Length
2:14:05
Interview Date
5/2/1997
Interview Location
MA / U.S.A.
Birth Year
1924
Birth City
Birzai (Lithuania)
Birth Country
Lithuania
Language
English

About This Oral History

Camps
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Dunawerke (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Strasdenhof (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Thorn (Torun/ Pomorze/ Poland : Concentration Camp)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Type of Hiding Place
houses
Liberated By
armed forces/ Soviet
Location of Liberation
Poland
Other Experiences
displaced persons camps
escapes during transfers
concealment of Jewish identity
Prewar Religious Identity
orthodox 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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