Anne Eisenberg - May 11, 1982
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An interview with Anne Eisenberg a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Charlene Green. Anne Eisenberg was born in Slatinske Doly, in Czechoslovakia. As a child, she and her family moved to Sighet. Following the Hungarian annexation of Sighet, Anne's father and brothers were conscripted by Hungarian authorities and sent away for forced labor. In 1944, Annie, along with her sisters, mother and aunt were placed in the ghetto in Sighet and then deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where only her and one sister survived. They were then shipped to the forced labor camp Gelsenkirchen and then to Sömmerda. They were liberated near Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1945. Anne was then placed in a DP camp near Linz, Austria. Following a return to Sighet, she immigrated to the United States.
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- Introduction
- Hungarian Annexation
- Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- Forced Labor
- Arrival in Auschwitz
- Disinfection
- Food
- Selektion
- Help from By-Standers
- Jewish Community in Sighet
- Religious Life
- Family
- Education
- Outbreak of War
- Relations with Non-Jews
- Ghetto in Sighet
- Transport to Auschwitz
- Conditions in Camp System
- Labor
- Punishment
- Sömmerda
- Liberation
- DP Camp
- Return to Sighet
- Immigration to America
- Anti-Semitism in America
- Talking About Experiences
- Reminders
- Conclusion
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