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OH 0946

About the Interviewee

IntervieweePILA, Max (b. 1920)
Notable infoHolocaust survivor

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0946
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionHolocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; establishment of Ghetto in Zlav, 1939; deportation to Auschwitz, 1940; coal mining in Janina sub-camp; transfer to Birkenau; camp life; “Death March” from Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, 1945; liberation; emigration to the United States.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description107 pp.
Terms of UseOpen