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Biographical essay by Rachel Taylor, 2014
Rachel Taylor describes her family's experience during the Holocaust in Poland in the Kutno and Gubin ghettos. She was able to escape with her sisters and brother with the help of a Polish priest and nun, and her parents survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Taylor came to the United Staes in 1961.
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Photograph of Dennis Sabbath with Annette and Tom Lantos, date unknown
Tom Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the U.S. Congress.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Esther Toporek Finder oral history interview
Oral history interview with Esther Toporek Finder conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 08, 2016 and June 28, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Finder discusses her childhood and her passion for the Holocaust survivor community. She shares her experiences interviewing survivors and their descendants over the years. In addition, she reflects on her long reach within the survivor community and highlights the traveling, teaching, and community service opportunities she has had.
Archival Collection
Audio clip from interview with Henry and Anita Schuster by Claytee White, March 1, 2011
Part of an interview with Henry and Anita Schuster on March-April 2011. In this clip, the Schuster's discuss childhood, family, and life during the rise of Nazi power.
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Biographical essay by Samuel Newman, 2014
Samuel Newman describes his experience during the Holocaust and being separated from his siblings at different orphanages. He was in Kyrgyzstan from 1943 to 1946, and at an orphanage in Poland until 1951. Newman trained in graphic arts and spent some time in the military in Israel. He came to the United States in 1968.
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