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Biographical essay by Sasha Semenoff, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Sasha Semenoff survived several internment camps during the Holocaust, and ultimately recovered and became an entertainer in Las Vegas.

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Biographical essay by Shirley Weiss, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Shirley Weiss describes her childhood housed in army barracks in the ghetto in Beregszasz (Berehove), Hungary. She was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and several other camps, and eventually liberated from Terez?n in 1945. She came to the United States via Sweden.

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Biographical essay by Sidney Barouch, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Sidney Barouch describes his experience during World War II living in Tunis, Tunisia, which was a French colony. Barouch discusses the facets of the war front in northern Africa, and the experiences of his family as Jews and business owners.

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Biographical essay by Simone Salen, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Simone Salen's parents survived the Holocaust, and she describes her life as a miracle. She was reunited with her father's diary, which he kept during the Holocaust, and translated it into English.

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Biographical essay by Stan Rubens, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Stan Rubens and his family survived the Holocaust by escaping from a transport and with aid from family. They were able to stay in hiding for the duration of the war.

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Biographical essay about Stephen Nasser, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Stephen Nasser's family was forced into a ghetto in Hungary, and then sent to an internment camp in 1944. He was liberated from Muhldorf in 1945.

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Images from Frieda Rosenthal, 2014

Date

2014

Description

A group of images illustrates the early life of Frieda Rosenthal.

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Video, Holocaust Survivors of Southern Nevada reflections, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Compilation of interviews with survivors of the Holocaust reflecting on loss, liberation, rebuilding, how the Holocaust has impacted their lives, and the American Dream. The interviews are also available through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) online catalog: http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn608188

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Videos, Interview with Joseph Frank, by Esther Finder, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Two versions of an interview with Holocaust survivor Joseph Frank with Esther Finder. Mr. Frank is asked about his arrival in the United States and his experiences after World War II, and finding out what happened to members of his family. He also discusses how he came to Las Vegas to be near his children.

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Videos, Interview with Gary Rosenthal, by Esther Finder, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Two versions of an interview with Gary Rosenthal with Esther Finder. Mr. Rosenthal discusses his family's journey to the United States, and his career as an electrical engineer.

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