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RG-02.005 ―My Deportation‖ by Bernard Nissenbaum, N.d.
USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 169
This testimony describes Bernard Nissenbaum‘s deportation from France and his
imprisonment in several concentration and labor camps. Included in the text are detailed
descriptions of conditions in the Trzebinia camp, the status and treatment of wealthy Jews
as compared to that of other inmates, the separation of various nationalities of prisoners
in the Birkenau camp, the situation of the ―Muselmänner‖ in various camps, the
relationships between Kapos and inmates, and conditions in the Warsaw ghetto prior to
the uprising.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Ida Stern.
Languages: English
.25 linear inches
RG-02.006 Isaac Frankel Testimony, 1991
This collection contains two testimonies (one original and one photocopy) by Isaac
Frankel. Both testimonies are attached to letters that summarize Frankel‘s deportation,
the loss of his family, his imprisonment in ghettos and forced labor camps, his survival of
several selections and Buchenwald, and his life as a Holocaust survivor.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Isaac Frankel.
Languages: English
1 folder
RG-02.007 ―Shari: A True Story‖ by Shirley Lebovitz, 1946–1947
This testimony describes the survival of Shirley Lebovitz and her daughter, Magda, and
their return to a normal life after World War II. It includes information about the
treatment of Czechoslovakian Jews during the Holocaust, their deportation to ghettos, the
survival of Lebovitz and her daughter in Auschwitz and forced labor camps, their
reunions with relatives and friends after liberation, and their emigration to the United
States.
Provenance: Magda W. Willinger, Lebovitz‘s daughter, translated the text into English in
1981. Shirley Lebovitz is the source of acquisition.
Languages: English
1.5 linear inches
Restrictions: Author is seeking publication; may be protected under copyright