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Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series
Creator
Greenfield, Aron
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee
Abstract
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.
Title
Philip N. Backstrom Survivor Lecture Series transcript. Aron Greenfield. 2017
Alternative Title
Aron Greenfield : 2017
Creator
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee (Creator)
Contributor
Greenfield, Aron (Speaker)
Language
English
Date created
2017
Type of resource
Text
Genre
Transcripts
Format
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/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.
Notes
This lecture was given on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 for "2017 Holocaust Awareness Week"
Related item
Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Committee records (A67)
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2017
Holocaust awareness series. Backstrom Holocaust survivors speakers series ; 2017
Subjects and keywords
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Austria
Częstochowa (Poland)
Görlitz (Görlitz, Germany)
Greenfield, Aron
child survivor
ghetto
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Jewish ghettos
Austria
Częstochowa (Poland)
Görlitz (Görlitz, Germany)
Greenfield, Aron
child survivor
ghetto
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Location
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Archives and Special Collections (A67) Tuesday, January 24, 2017
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