Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in Czech.
Benjamin Lewin describes his fate after being deported from the Terezín Ghetto in autumn 1944 until the liberation of the Belzig camp. His is a survivor of various camps. From Auschwitz-Birkenau, he was transported to the Čechovice/Czechowice…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in Czech.
Berta Gerzonová recalls several days in autumn 1944, when she was deported from the Terezín Ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau and then to other camps. In a literary style, she describes the transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the shock that inmates…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in German.
Detailed, personal report about the fate of Erich Nasch and his family during World War II. Nasch mainly focuses on their deportation to the Terezín Ghetto and to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He highlights the life story of his wife and little son, who were…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in Czech.
Valerie Straussová was deported in autumn 1944 from the Terezín Ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was selected for forced labor and sent to Sława (Schlesiersee), a sub-camp of Gross-Rosen. At the end of January 1945, the camp was evacuated and…
Yad Vashem Archives, Czechoslovakia Collection (O.7) Original in German.
Adalbert Fehér was a Jewish doctor in a forced labor unit 108/57 of the Hungarian army. In his brief report he describes the harsh living conditions and persecution of the Jewish forced labourers in Sianki.
Jewish Museum in Prague, Terezín Collection, inv. no 343. Original in Czech.
Detailed report on youth welfare in the Terezín Ghetto. The unknown author sheds light on the topic of children and youth, including their housing, education, and general living conditions.
