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RG-02.008 Narrative and Diary of Mr. Gabriel Mermall, N.d.
USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 170
This diary recounts the experiences of Gabriel Mermall and his son, Tommy, during six
months of hiding in a forest near the Carpathian Mountains. It also contains information
about Christians who aided Mermall and his son, the activities of partisans in Hungary,
and the advance of the Soviet army at the end of World War II. Portions of the testimony
are written in narrative form and are intermingled with the diary entries.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Dr. Max Rothchild.
Languages: English
0.5 linear inches
RG-02.011 ―Family Reunion‖ by Joseph Wachtel, 1985–1986
Wachtel‘s testimony describes a reunion of several members of his family at the
Transnistria concentration camp in the Mogilev Podolski area of Ukraine. Wachtel also
discusses resistance, disease in the Transnistria camp, and mass burials.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Joseph H. Wachtel.
Languages: English
1 folder
Restrictions: Author is seeking publication; may be protected under copyright
RG-02.012 ―Recollections from My Life‘s Experiences‖ by Sophie Machtinger, 1987–
1988
In this memoir, Sophie Machtinger discusses her experiences in the Łódź ghetto, her
observations of the actions of Chaim Rumkowski, the liquidation of the Łódź ghetto, her
family‘s deportation to Auschwitz, and her transport to Stutthof and Dresden.
Provenance: Douglas Kouril translated the original Polish-language testimony into
English. Source of acquisition is Morton Faller.
Languages: Polish and English
1 linear inch
RG-02.013 Esther Bergman Memoir, 1988
In this memoir, Esther Bergman pays homage to Madame Odette Hofbauer, a French
Huguenot responsible for hiding Bergman for nearly two years. Bergman discusses her
flight from Belgium to the south of France, her separation from her family while in a