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Abraham Holcman - September 14, 1983

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An interview with Abraham Holcman, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Larry Berg. Abraham Holcman was born in 1925 in Łódź Poland. After the Nazi invasion, his family was moved into the Łódź ghetto where his father died of starvation. Abraham worked in a factory until 1944 when the family was deported to Auschwitz. Several weeks later, Abraham and his mother were sent to Görlitz where they were liberated in 1945. Abraham spent some time in a DP camp in Frankfurt and reunited with his sister in Sweden. In 1953, he immigrated to the United States.

  1. Introduction
  2. Family
  3. Family Business
  4. Cheder
  5. Extended Family
  6. Education
  7. Anti-Semitism
  8. Friends
  9. Outbreak of War
  10. Uncle's Reaction
  11. Łódź Ghetto
  12. Jail in Łódź
  13. Jail in Łódź 2
  14. Fate of Family
  15. Deportation to Auschwitz
  16. Arrival in Auschwitz
  17. Arrival in Auschwitz 2
  18. Life in Auschwitz
  19. Görlitz
  20. Factory in Görlitz
  21. Treatment in Görlitz
  22. Jewish Women in Görlitz
  23. Helping His Brother
  24. Death March
  25. Return to Görlitz
  26. Return to Görlitz 2
  27. Liberation
  28. Liberation 2
  29. The Russians
  30. Leaving for Poland
  31. Leaving for Poland 2
  32. Return to Łódź
  33. Polish Draft
  34. Return to Germany
  35. DP Camp
  36. Finding His Sister
  37. Immigration to U.S.
  38. Life in U.S.
  39. Talking About Experiences
  40. His Children
  41. Israel
  42. Conclusion

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