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Emanuel Tanay - March 16, 1987

Although he was born in Vilna in 1928, Dr. Emanuel Tanay spent the pre-war years in Miechow, a small community south of Krakow, Poland. During the occupation, his family lived in the Miechow ghetto until Tanay, his mother and sister escaped just before it was liquidated. His father did not escape and was later executed by Amon Goeth. Tanay spent part of the war living in a monastery "hidden" as a novice and "converted Jew." He later used false Aryan papers as he moved around Poland and Hungary.

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1. Pre-War Life and Family
2. Death of Father
3. Hiding in Monastery
4. Religious Life
5. Outbreak of War
6. German Occupation
7. Formation of Ghetto in Miechow
8. Conditions in Ghetto
9. Separation of Family
10. Monastery in Maciejowa
11. Denounced as Jewish
12. Escape from Monastery
13. Contact with Family
14. Reflections on Experience
15. Reminders
16. Hungary
17. Sighet
18. Liberation
19. Post-War Situation
20. Experience as a Survivor