Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 2000. Rachel Aaronson

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Title:
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. 2000. Rachel Aaronson
Title (alt.):
Rachel Aaronson : 2000
Description:
Holocaust survivor Rachel Aaronson discusses her experiences during the Holocaust as part of the Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series held during Northeastern University's annual Holocaust Awareness Week. Aaronson, born at the beginning of the war in Paris, was hidden in a convent with the help of partisans, and became an orphan when both her parents were killed. She discusses moving place to place during her childhood and the emotional challenges of being a "hidden child".
Creator:
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Speaker:
Aaronson, Rachel
Date:
2000
Format:
Documents
Genre:
transcripts
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A67) Rachel Aaronson, Location 89/4 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Series:
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2000
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Child survivor
Partisans
Pithiviers (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Aaronson, Rachel
Places:
Paris (France)
Brussels (Belgium)
Extent:
9 pages
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20361884
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Language:
English
Notes:
Part of lecture series, "Holocaust Awareness Committee: a time to bear witness."
Identifier:
TLC_0127