Edith Sheldon Testimony
Object numberM2015/028:012
TitleEdith Sheldon Testimony
DescriptionEdith Sheldon was born in Prague Czechoslovakia in January 1927. Her life changed in 1939 with the German occupation of the Sudetenland. In her testimony she recounts the oppressive measures and going to clandestine schools in people’s apartments.
In 1942 she was sent to Terezin. Ironically, Edith’s father’s family was from Theresienstadt and it was where her parents met and fell in love before the war. There she got a job in a drawing studio the manufactured little calendars, bookmarks etc. She then became ill. Once recuperated Edith got a job in agriculture and in her testimony she describes being able to steal food for her family.
In 1942 she was sent to Terezin. Ironically, Edith’s father’s family was from Theresienstadt and it was where her parents met and fell in love before the war. There she got a job in a drawing studio the manufactured little calendars, bookmarks etc. She then became ill. Once recuperated Edith got a job in agriculture and in her testimony she describes being able to steal food for her family.
Production date 2000 - 2000
Subjectsurvivors
Object nametestimonies
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Edith Sheldon