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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Sándor Scher

Oral History | VHA Interview Code: 50472

Interviewee: Sándor Scher
Experience Group: Jewish Survivor
Gender: M
Interview Length: 3:06:23
Interview Date: 11/7/1999
Interview Location: Zala / Hungary
Birth Year: 1924
Birth City: Kemecse (Hungary)
Birth Country: Hungary
Language: Hungarian

Hiding or False Identity Location: Budapest (Hungary)
Békásmegyer (Hungary)
Type of Hiding Place: houses
cellars
Liberated By: armed forces/ Soviet
Location of Liberation: Békásmegyer (Hungary)
Other Experiences: concealment of Jewish identity
forced labor battalions/ Hungarian
escapes from forced labor battalions
Prewar Religious Identity: orthodox Judaism
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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