Hannah Fisk - January 24, 1983
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Hannah Fisk was born on June 5, 1924 in Częstochowa, Poland where she lived with her father and stepmother. In July 1939, Hannah traveled to Oświęcim to attend her sisters wedding. Afterwards, she stayed the rest of the summer in nearby Chorzów with her other sister. In September, Hannah was supposed to leave for home but the German invasion forced her to stay in Chorzów. Chorzów was made Judenrein and Hannah and her sister were sent to the Sosnowiec ghetto. From there, she was sent to Gabersdorf, a female labor camp, where she stayed for the duration of the war. After the camp was liberated by the Russian Army, Hannah was moved to Waldenburg where she met her future husband. The pair settled in Stoffen, Germany and had their first son before moving to the United States to be with her two surviving brothers.
- Introduction
- Family Life
- Life Before the War
- Religious Life
- Anti-Semitism
- Life Before the War II
- Yiddish Theater
- Death of Father
- Being Taken to Gabersdorf
- Befriending an SS Officer
- Stealing Potatoes in Camp
- SS Officer Offers an Escape
- Life in Gabersdorf
- Life in Gabersdorf II
- Life in Gabersdorf III
- Living Conditions in Gabersdorf IV
- Learning of Family's Fate
- Conditions During Transport
- Relationship With Lagerführer
- Punishments and Resistance in Camp
- Receiving Extra Rations at Factory
- Liberation from Gabersdorf
- Life After Liberation
- Finding Two Brothers
- Life in Stoffen
- Life Living With Germans
- Confronting Ex-SS Officer
- Applying to Move to the United States
- Life in the United States
- Pride in Being Jewish
- Anti-Semitism in Detroit
- Anti-Semitism in Detroit II
- Finding Niece
- Finding Niece II
- Health
- Visiting Brothers in New York
- Being Reminded of War Experiences
- Relationship with the Poles
- Wishes for the Future
- Views on Faith
- Thoughts on the Holocaust
- Sharing Story
- Conclusion
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