Simon Saks was born in Poland in 1932. He was taken by the Nazis from his home at the age of 7, and was imprisoned until his liberation at the age of 13. He had one year of education at a public school before that time. Simon at first was in the Warsaw Ghetto; there he worked in a factory. When the deportations began, Simon passed through five labour camps, including Buchenwald and Gross Rosen. With the conclusion of the war he was able to make his way to England, and then to Canada.
Simon was interviewed for this project in February 2014 by Daniel Rokin.
Videos
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- 1. Simon Saks - Introduction and Childhood Memories
- 2. Thinking about His Experiences; Visiting his Hometown
- 3. Visiting Childhood Locales
- 4. Jewish Heritage and Architecture
- 5. Life in the Ghetto
- 6. Forced Labour
- 7. Work Camps
- 8. Auschwitz
- 9. Simon's Uncle
- 10. Surviving the Ghetto; Escaping the Trains
- 11. Working in the Factories
- 12. Saved by a German Soldier
- 13. Transported to the Work Camps
- 14. Protection from the Allied Bombings
- 15. Life in Gross Rosen
- 16. Buchenwald
- 17. Life in the Camp
- 18. Liberation
- 19. Arriving in England; Postwar Bar Mitzvah and Education
- 20. Coming to Canada
