Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series. Rena Finder. 2002
Alternative Title
Rena Finder : 2002
Creator
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee (Creator)
Contributor
Finder, Rena, 1929- (Speaker)
Language
English
Date created
2002
Type of resource
Moving image
Genre
Video recordings
Format
Video
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Abstract/Description
Holocaust survivor Rena Finder 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.
Finder, originally from Krakow, Poland, speaks about her experience as a young girl on Schindler's List.
She survived the Krakow ghetto and labor in the Plaszow camp before working in Oskar Schindler's
factory. She later spent three weeks in Auschwitz before being rescued by Schinder along with other
"Schindler women", including her mother.
Note: This video is missing a section. For full-length talks from Rena Finder, see her videos from 1997, 1999 or 2010.
Notes
Part of lecture series, "Holocaust Awareness Committee: a time to bear witness."
Related item
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2002
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2002
Subjects and keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Kraków (Poland)
Brněnec (Czech Republic)
Plaszów (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Birkenau (Concentration camp)
Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974
Göth, Amon, 1908-1946
Finder, Rena, 1929-
child survivor
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Kraków (Poland)
Brněnec (Czech Republic)
Plaszów (Concentration camp)
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Birkenau (Concentration camp)
Schindler, Oskar, 1908-1974
Göth, Amon, 1908-1946
Finder, Rena, 1929-
child survivor
Identifier
TLC_0144
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Rachel Aaronson, Rena Finder, Location 89/4
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Rachel Aaronson, Rena Finder, Location 89/4
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