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Laura Varon papers, 1989-1992
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Varon, Laura, 1926-
- Title
- Laura Varon papers
- Dates
- 1989-1992 (inclusive)19891992
- Quantity
- 5 sound cassettes plus 1 transcript and 1 vertical file
- Collection Number
- 4017
- Summary
- Tape recorded interview of a holocaust survivor who originally came from the Island of Rhodes including photographs and negatives
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Laura Varon was born on the island of Rhodes in 1926, one of four children. The Varon family was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Laura was moved to Dachau and then to Bergen Belsen where she was liberated by British forces. She lived in Stockholm for a year with Swedish Jews before she followed her brothers to Belgian Congo; she married Moise Israel in Congo Elizabethville where they had a synagogue with Rabbi Moshe Levy until the revolution in 1960.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4017-001: Laura Varon oral history interview, 1989Return to Top
Scope and Content: Tape-recorded interview conducted by Vera Federman, with transcript, 1/17/89. Varon discusses her childhood on the island of Rhodes until German occupation in 1944. She describes her family's deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, life in that camp as well as Dachau and Bergen Belsen, and then recounts her liberation by British forces and subsequent recuperation in Sweden. Varon also describes her time in the Belgian congo where she experienced the revolution in 1960.
Photograph, negative, pre-WWII; photocopy of photograph.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Retained by Varon and her family. Contact repository for more information.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Laura Varon, 7/18/1989.
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Laura Varon oral history interview |
Accession No. 4017-002: Laura Varon papers, 1992Return to Top
Scope and Content: Two reminiscences and one photograph essay prepared for the Surviving Generations of the Holocaust Oral History Project (photocopies). One reminiscence describes family life in Rhodes before World War II and the other concerns the Holocaust.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Laura Varon, 2/16/1993.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Holocaust, Jewish, 1939-1945
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews
Personal Names
- Varon, Laura, 1926- --Archives
Corporate Names
- Surviving Generations of The Holocaust
Geographical Names
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
- Elisabethville (Congo)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Rhodes (Greece)
- Stockholm (Sweden)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
