Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 2017. Aron Greenfield

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Title:
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 2017. Aron Greenfield
Title (alt.):
Aron Greenfield : 2017
Description:
Holocaust survivor Aron Greenfield discusses his experiences during the Holocaust as part of the Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series held during Northeastern University's annual Holocaust Awareness Week. Greenfield, originally from the town of Czestochowa, Poland, was thirteen when the war began. After a period in his town's ghetto, he did forced labor in a series of nine concentration camps, including Gorlitz, before liberation. He also shows photos of his family and answers audience questions.
Creator:
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Speaker:
Greenfield, Aron
Date:
2017
Format:
Documents
Genre:
transcripts
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A67) Tuesday, January 24, 2017 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Series:
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2017
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Child survivor
Ghetto
Greenfield, Aron
Places:
Austria
Częstochowa (Poland)
Görlitz (Görlitz, Germany)
Extent:
23 pages
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20372766
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Language:
English
Notes:
This lecture was given on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 for "2017 Holocaust Awareness Week"