Charlotte Dessen Oral history interview
TitleCharlotte Dessen Oral history interview
Call numberC001
Object number6995
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
PublisherCaplan-Kwiet Collection
Year of publication
1980
MaterialAudio-visual material
NotesInterview hardcopy notes and supporting documents including copies of letters in English and German also retained.
Interviewer: Sophie Caplan
Interviewer: Sophie Caplan
Description
Charlotte Dessen nee Behrens was born on 18th September 1925 in Gardelegen Germany. She was in Auschwitz Birkenau from May 1943 to January 1945. She attempted to emigrate to South Africa, Northern Rhodesia after the war but arrived in Australia in 1966.