Mrs. Roemerfeld Oral History

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Mrs. Roemerfeld Oral History

Description

An interview with Mrs. Roemerfeld, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Eva Lipton. Mrs. Roemerfeld was born in Plonsk, Poland. Following the Nazi invasion in 1939, Mrs. Roemerfeld, along with her parents and older brother, were paced in a makeshift ghetto in the city. During that period, her father was shipped to Auschwitz-Birkenau and in December 1942, she, along with her remaining family, was shipped there as well. After arrival, Mrs. Roemerfeld was placed in the Kanada Kommando sorting clothes. She was then transferred to Budy, a sub-camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. After the liquidation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp system, Mrs. Roemerfeld was sent to Maehrisch-Weisswasser, a sub-camp of Gross-Rosen, and also worked at a Telefunken factory. Mrs. Roemerfeld was fifty-five years of age at the time of her undated interview

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Interviewer

Lipton, Eva

Interviewee

Roemerfeld, Mrs.

Date Recorded

1982-01-01

Citation

“Mrs. Roemerfeld Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1266.

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