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Helen Handler

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Helen Handler Oral History

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Part OfHelen Handler Oral HistoryIntervieweeHandler, HelenBrowse TopicCommunity GroupsLaborMilitary and WarReligion and PhilosophySociety and CultureSubjectPhoenix (Ariz.)Jewish CommunityHolocaustWorld War IIAuschwitzDescriptionHelen Handler talks about her experiences growing up Jewish in World War II Europe and being sent to Auschwitz as a teenager. Sharing her stories as a Holocaust survivor, Handler also talks about coming to America, living in Detroit, moving to Phoenix as a single mother, and opening her own drapery store in downtown Phoenix. She also talks about her relationship with Judaism as an adult.Video Length00:08:59Date Range1940s (1940-1949)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Jewish Historical SocietyCollectionVideo Histories of Arizona Jewish ResidentsSubcollectionAZJHS Video/Oral History CollectionRights StatementProperty of Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Please contact us at http://www.AZJHS.org

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City or TownPhoenixCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

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Oral HistoryHelen Handler PlacePhoenix

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Date Digitized2008Digital FormatMP4

Helen Handler Interview-58913769.mp4