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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Simon Gontowicz

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 34490

Interviewee: Simon Gontowicz
Experience Group: Jewish Survivor
Gender: M
Interview Length: 1:26:06
Interview Date: 7/25/1997
Interview Location: Alpes-Maritimes / France
Birth Year: 1927
Birth City: Kalisz (Kalisz/ Lódz/ Poland)
Birth Country: Poland
Language: French

Camps: Mechelen (Belgium : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Bobrek (Cracow/ Poland : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Hiding or False Identity Location: Brussels (Belgium)
Liberated By: armed forces/ United States
Location of Liberation: Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Other Experiences: concealment of Jewish identity
Prewar Religious Identity: non-observant/non-practicing
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
Holder of Originals: USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
Restrictions: On-site access only. Registration required.
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