Charlotte Dessen testimony
N° d'objetM2018/010:001
TitreCharlotte Dessen testimony
DescriptionCharlotte Dessen (née Behrens), born on September 18, 1925 in Gardelegen, Germany, discusses her childhood and education; studying horticulture; her attempt to immigrate to South Africa prior to WWII; her deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she stayed from May 1943 to January 1945; her work in a munitions factory and losing a finger; her transfer to Ravensbrück; and her immigration to Northern Rhodesia in 1947; and her arrival in Australia in July 1966; and settling in Chatswood, N.S.W.
Lieu de créationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date 1980-10-23 - 1980-10-23
Sujetsurvivors, testimonies, forced labour
Nom d'objettestimonies
Matériel.wav
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Ligne de créditSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sophie Caplan