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Biographical essay by Margot Goodman, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Essays describe the early life of Margot Goodman, whose father was killed in the Holocaust. She surivived in hiding and came to the United States in 1941, and was reunited with her mother.

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Biographical essay by Martin Kohn, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Martin Kohn describes being taken to a concentration camp and being separated from his family. He was later moved to several other camps and eventually liberated in 1945.

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Biographical essay by Alexander Kuechel, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Alexander Kuechel describes the events leading up to Kristallnacht in 1938, being the sole survivor of his family, enduring seven concentration camps.

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Biographical essay by Lydia Lebovic, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Group of essays by Lydia Lebovic describe how she and her family were forced into a ghetto and then sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. She describes the time spent in the camps and liberation in 1945.

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Biographical essay by William Lebovic, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Essays describe William Lebovic's experience as a part of a civilian work force, from which he escaped into hiding.

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Biographical essay by Henry Schuster, 2014

Date

2014

Description

This essay describes how Henry Schuster was able to leave Germany through the kindertransport to France in 1939, and arrived in the United States in 1941.

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Biographical essay by Lily Tokarski, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Essay by Lily Tokarski describes her family surviving concentration camps and being reunited with her parents. She explored her roots after seeing the film "Schindler's List."

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Biographical essay by Ann Jenner, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Jenner's essay describes her family's experience in hiding in Holland during World War II.

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Biographical essay about Ben Lesser, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Bejamin Lesser escaped Poland to temporary safety in Hungary in 1943. He was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and other concentration camps. He survived and was liberated from Dachau in 1945.

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Biographical essay by Celia Strauss, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Celia Strauss describes her family history in Poland and fleeing the Nazis, narrowly escaping being captured or shot several times. She and her family came to the United States in 1947.

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