Alexander Karp - June 22, 1983
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Alexander Karp was born in Nyírmada, Hungary. The family then moved to Kisv&accute;rda. By 1944, Alexander and his family were living in Baktalórántháza. After the German occupation, they were forced into the Kisv&accute;rda ghetto. After two months in the ghetto, he was transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and then to a camp in France to do forced labor. From there he was moved to Kochendorf and then Dachau. Alexander was liberated in Mittenwald while on a death march from Dachau. After liberation Alexander returned to Hungary before moving to Canada and then to the United States.
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- Introduction
- Life Before the War
- Start of War
- Life Under German Occupation
- Moving into the Ghetto
- Being Taken from the Ghetto
- Arriving in Birkenau
- Life in Birkenau
- Forced Labor in France
- Being Taken to Kochendorf
- Life in Kochendorf
- Life in Kochendorf II
- Stealing in Camp
- Transportation to Dachau
- Life in Dachau
- Death March from Dachau
- Liberation
- Preparing to Move to Israel
- Returning Home
- Life After the War
- Moving to Canada and the United States
- Sharing Experience
- Conclusion
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