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Actions Displays	Marian Pretzel Remove from selection Add to selection TitleMarian Pretzel Author Marian Pretzel Object numbersl107 Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia PublisherAustralian Institute for Holocaust Studies Year of publication 1989 MaterialAudio-visual material NotesInterviews with Australian Holocaust survivors for the 'Twelfth Hour Oral Testimonies Project' Description Marian Pretzel, born on June 28, 1922 in Lwow, Poland (L'viv, Ukraine), describes growing up in Poland before the war; experiencing the beginning of the war; the establishment of the Lwow ghetto; working on a farm during this time; acquiring forged Polish documents and obtaining a job in Kiev, Ukraine; leaving Kiev and moving to Odessa, Ukraine and then Bucharest, Romania; witnessing the arrival of the Russians in Bucharest; fleeing to Palestine in January 1945; returning to Europe and living in Vienna, Austria for three years; and emigrating and establishing his life in Australia in 1949. [Note that the recording ends abruptly during the conclusion of the interview.]

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TitleMarian Pretzel

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Marian Pretzel

Object numbersl107

Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia

PublisherAustralian Institute for Holocaust Studies

Year of publication

1989

MaterialAudio-visual material

NotesInterviews with Australian Holocaust survivors for the 'Twelfth Hour Oral Testimonies Project'

Description

Marian Pretzel, born on June 28, 1922 in Lwow, Poland (L'viv, Ukraine), describes growing up in Poland before the war; experiencing the beginning of the war; the establishment of the Lwow ghetto; working on a farm during this time; acquiring forged Polish documents and obtaining a job in Kiev, Ukraine; leaving Kiev and moving to Odessa, Ukraine and then Bucharest, Romania; witnessing the arrival of the Russians in Bucharest; fleeing to Palestine in January 1945; returning to Europe and living in Vienna, Austria for three years; and emigrating and establishing his life in Australia in 1949.
[Note that the recording ends abruptly during the conclusion of the interview.]

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