Freda Magnus - July 22, 1982
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Freda Magnus was born in March 1917 in Łódź, Poland. When the war began, Freda, along with her family, was sent to Krakow, Poland. After a short time, they were able to return to Łódź, living in the ghetto, where her mother perished. Freda and the rest of her family were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and from there she was sent to work in Ravensbrück and Mülhausen. She was liberated in Bergen-Belsen and was sent to Sweden to recover from tuberculosis. Freda lived in Sweden for ten years with her family before moving to the United States.
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- Introduction
- Family Life
- Education
- Start of War
- Anti-Semitism Before the War
- Germans Occupy Łódź
- Life Under German Occupation
- Escaping Back to Łódź
- Family Returns to Łódź Ghetto
- Life in the Łódź Ghetto
- Mother Gets Taken by Germans
- Rescuing Mother
- Liberating Father and Brother from Jail
- Transport to Auschwitz
- Being Sent to Work Camps
- Liberation
- Life in Concentration Camp
- SS Guards
- Violence in the Ghetto
- Hearing of the Death Camps
- Reasons for Survival
- Searching for Survivors
- Life in Swedish DP Camp
- Moving to the United States
- First Impressions of the United States
- Making a Life in the United States
- Thoughts on anti-Semitism Today
- Thoughts on anti-Semitism Today II
- Life in Swedish DP Camp II
- Life as a Survivor
- Politics
- Conclusion
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