Joseph Gringlas - January 14 & 22, March 18, 1993

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Joseph Gringlas was born in Ostrowiec, Poland. Following the German invasion, Mr. Gringlas was seperated from his family and transported to a forced-labor camp in Blizyn, Poland. After approximately one year, he was transferred first to Auschwitz-Birkenau and the to the sub-camp, Monowitz, where he was reunited with his brother. In 1945, the camp was liquidated and Mr. Gringlas was sent on a forced-march to Gleiwitz and then on to Dora-Nordhausen, where he and his brother were liberated. After the war, Mr. Gringlas spent several years in Landsberg, Germany, emigrating to the United States in 1951.

    January 14, 1993
  1. Pre-War Life
  2. Relations with non-Jews
  3. Family
  4. Size of Family
  5. Deportation of Family
  6. Religious Life
  7. Pre-War Politics
  8. German Invasion
  9. Ghetto
  10. Forced Labor
  11. Transferred to Blizyn
  12. Blizyn
  13. Punished in Blizyn
  14. Labor in Blizyn
  15. Conditions in Blizyn
  16. Food in Ghetto
  17. Conditions in Ghetto
  18. Siblings
  19. Labor in Blizyn II
  20. Guards in Blizyn
  21. Transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau
  22. Conditions on Train
  23. Arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau
  24. Disinfection
  25. Birkenau
  26. Labor in Birkenau
  27. Conditions in Birkenau
  28. Transferred to Monowitz (Buna)
  29. Reunited with Brother
  30. The Krankenbau
  1. Buna
  2. Conditions in Buna
  3. Kapos in Buna
  4. Liquidation of Buna
  5. March to Gleiwitz
  6. Nordhausen
  7. Importance of Continuing to Work
  8. Allied Bombing
  9. Liberation
  10. Return to Poland
  11. Injured
  12. Polish Anti-Semitism
  13. Warsaw
  14. Travel to Germany
  15. The Beriha
  16. Brother's Marriage

    17. January 22, 1993
  17. Pre-War Life
  18. Mother
  19. Father
  20. Polish Anti-Semitism
  21. Religion
  22. Separated from Family
  23. Fate of Family
  24. Arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau
  25. Selections in Birkenau
  26. Being Tattooed
  27. Conditions in Barracks
  28. Smuggling Letter
  29. Punishment in Birkenau
  1. Gleiwitz
  2. Landsberg
  3. Wedding in Landsberg
  4. Work with Beriha
  5. Brother's Emigration to America
  6. Life in Landsberg
  7. Emigration to America
  8. Reunited with Brother
  9. Telling Story
  10. Aid Agencies
  11. Attending High School
  12. Friends
  13. Children
  14. Celebrations
  15. Effects of the Holocaust
  16. Talking about Experiences
  17. Value of Work
  18. Nightmares
  19. Grandchildren
  20. Son-in-Law
  21. Importance of Telling

    22. March 18, 1993
  22. Return to Poland
  23. House in Ostrowiec
  24. Kraków
  25. Auschwitz-Birkenau
  26. Reasons for Returning
  27. Family
  28. Conclusion

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