Irma Hanner - Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Irma was born in Dresden, Germany in 1930. Her father died when she was young. Following the outbreak of war, Irma returned home from school one day to find that her mother had been taken by the Gestapo. Irma waited alone in the house for two days. Finally Irma's aunt came and took her home with her.
In 1942, at age 12, Irma was deported to Theresienstadt ghetto/camp in Czechoslovakia. The conditions were harsh and she was forced to work hard. She became ill and a Jewish doctor performed a tonsillectomy on her without anaesthetic. Irma was only 14 when the war ended. Her mother did not survive.
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