Straussová, Valerie

Title

Straussová, Valerie

Birth Date

1907-06-25

Birthplace

Wien (Vídeň)

Occupation

Clerk

Biographical Text

Straussová, Valerie, née Kantorová, born 25th June 1907 in Viennna. In February 1942 she was deported to the Terezín (Theresienstadt) Ghetto and in October 1944 to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Afterwards she was sent to labour camp Schlesiersee (Sława), a subcamp of Gross-Rosen. She was one of the witnesses in the trial with Karl Rahm, the former commander of the Terezín (Theresienstadt) Ghetto. One of her testimonies was used for the purposes of the Nuremberg trial.

Collection

EHRI document blog

Citation

“Straussová, Valerie,” EHRI Documents, accessed April 19, 2024, https://visualisations.ehri-project.eu/items/show/14.

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