Interview material for Kuba Enoch
Object numberM2025/019
TitleInterview material for Kuba Enoch
CreatorRuth Wirth
DescriptionAudio recording with mini-disk cassette, transcript summary and questionnaire for Kuba Enoch interview.
Kuba was born in Krakow, Poland 1926. He was 13 years old when the war began; soon after, he and his family were rounded up into Krakow ghetto. When it was liquidated in 1943, Kuba's younger brother was removed and his parents were sent to Plaszow concentration camp. Hoping to locate his mother, Kuba volunteered to go on the next transport. He was sent to Ostrowiec, Aushwitz-Birkenau and was eventually moved to Buna camp where he remained until it was evacuated. Kuba was then marched to Buchenwald. Throughout his ordeal he was never reunited with his mother.
Following liberation by U.S forces, Kuba was sent by the Red Cross to recover in Switzerland. He arrived in Australia in 1948.
This interview was part of a research project conducted by Ruth Wirth researching the impact of the Holocaust on orphaned teenage survivors as well as Jewish traditions and practices. During this project, participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire before a reference audio interview was recorded with transcript summary.
Kuba was born in Krakow, Poland 1926. He was 13 years old when the war began; soon after, he and his family were rounded up into Krakow ghetto. When it was liquidated in 1943, Kuba's younger brother was removed and his parents were sent to Plaszow concentration camp. Hoping to locate his mother, Kuba volunteered to go on the next transport. He was sent to Ostrowiec, Aushwitz-Birkenau and was eventually moved to Buna camp where he remained until it was evacuated. Kuba was then marched to Buchenwald. Throughout his ordeal he was never reunited with his mother.
Following liberation by U.S forces, Kuba was sent by the Red Cross to recover in Switzerland. He arrived in Australia in 1948.
This interview was part of a research project conducted by Ruth Wirth researching the impact of the Holocaust on orphaned teenage survivors as well as Jewish traditions and practices. During this project, participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire before a reference audio interview was recorded with transcript summary.
Object nametestimonies
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum collection, donated by Ruth Wirth
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.