COLLECTIONS OF CANADIAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS

Survivors' Stories

The following testimonials are part of a project to digitize and preserve the testimonies of Holocaust survivors across Canada.

The project received financial support from the Government of Canada, the Azrieli Foundation, the Asper Foundation, Power Corporation, the Paula Nussbaum family and Janette and Michael Diamond.

By theme
Hiding

Sidney Zoltak

Sidney Zoltak describes the year he spent in hiding on a Polish farm.

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Deportations

Ida Novak

Ida Novak explains how the Lodz ghetto was liquidated and how they were deported to Auschwitz.

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Camps

Rose Svarc

Rose Svarc describes the arrival of her transport in Auschwitz.

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Liberation

Avrum Feigenbaum

Avrum Feigenbaum describes the day before the Liberation of Gorlitz.

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