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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Walter Shapira

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 49622
Interviewee
Walter Shapira
Experience Group
Jewish Survivor
Gender
M
Interview Length
4:22:57
Interview Date
3/22/1999
Interview Location
Zürich / Switzerland
Birth Year
1923
Birth City
Lwów (Poland)
Birth Country
Poland
Language
German

About This Oral History

Camps
Weilheim (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Lemberg-Janowskastrasse (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Hiding or False Identity Location
Germany
Cracow (Poland)
Munich (Germany)
Przemysl (Poland)
Alsace-Lorraine (France : Region)
Weilheim (Upper Bavaria/ Bavaria/ Germany)
Liberated By
armed forces/ United States
Location of Liberation
France
Other Experiences
prisons
escapes from prisons
escapes from Aktionen
escapes from the ghettos
escapes during deportations
escapes from mass shootings
concealment of Jewish identity
Prewar Religious Identity
traditional Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity
liberal Judaism
Aid Giver/ Liberator or War Crimes Trials Participant or Witness
aid givers
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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