Holocaust -- Liberation

Scope and Contents Photocopy of newspaper article from the Jewish Ledger. "Winessses to History" article had Sydney Bruskin, Mal Webster, and Ben Cooper (WWII Vets) talk about their experiences during WWII and seeing the Consentration Camps. Photocopy of newspaper article from the Hartford Courant. "the Battle: frozen feilds, death"(Carl Mattocks), "enemy encounters forced issue of heritage" (Henry Richmond), and "war encounters forced struggle with heritage"(Herb Stielau). About WWII vets and...

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Other than her involment in the oral history interview, there is no other information about Lola

Oral history abstract in this folder is not the same as the oral history recording linked to Myron's account

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8 original photographs inside a concentration camp after liberation. These photos include pictures of deceased people and a photo of a crematorium. These photographs were donated ananymously.

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Documents focused on his experience in World War II especially helping to liberate Dachau

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Articles about his work with high school students, the letters from teachers, and the letters from students show the impact of his lectures Brief account of time served but focus of talks is usually about the liberation of Dachau

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Oral history transcript is extremely lengthy (multiple days of interview) Covers life in Europe at the beginning of the Holocaust, life in a ghetto, transportation to a concentration camp, life there, and struggles following the war

Scope and Contents Subjects of interview include: Tape One: Growing up in Amsterdam, Ghetto Living Conditions, Hiding Vesterborg Camp, Passports (Nationality), Parents, Train Cars Camp Theresienstadt (June 1944), About Nationality Camp Conditions (Cultural, Abuse, Hunger, Illness)Tape Two: End of War, Recovering, Being Transported at the campsTape Three: Missing Conclusion of interview on tape, is transcribed. Moving after war, America in 1953, pictures, hiding money, getting...