Lenka Weksberg was born in Tacovo, Czechoslovakia, in 1926. In 1944, the entire family was deported to the Mathesalka Ghetto in Hungary and then to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where her mother and brother were murdered. Lenka survived a slave labour camp in Geislingen, and Alach, as well as a death march. Lenka was liberated by the US Army in April 1945. After the war, Lenka returned to Czechoslovakia, then moved to Israel, and finally immigrated to Canada in 1953. She is the grandmother of Crestwood alumnus Jamie Weksberg. Lenka visited us in 2012, sharing her story with Mr. Masters’ history class.
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- 1. Lenka Weksberg - Introduction.mp4
- 2. Early Life .mp4
- 3. Anti-Semitism; Hiding Family .mp4
- 4. Life under German Occupation .mp4
- 5. The Cattle Cars.mp4
- 6. Transported Again .mp4
- 7. The Atmosphere in the Cattle Car .mp4
- 8. Arrival in Auschwitz .mp4
- 9. The Selection .mp4
- 10. Arbeit Macht Frei OHP.mp4
- 11. To the Barracks .mp4
- 12. Daily Routine .mp4
- 13. Lenka and Rosalie .mp4
- 14. Roll Calls .mp4
- 15. Leaving Birkenau .mp4
- 16. The Five Sisters .mp4
- 17. Getting out of Birkenau .mp4
- 18. Sent to Geislingen .mp4
- 19. Dachau.mp4
- 20. My name is Peter .mp4
- 21. Marching to the Forest .mp4
- 22. Liberation .mp4
- 23. The Red Cross .mp4
- 24. Finding her Father .mp4
- 25. Going Home .mp4
- 26. Going to Work .mp4
- 27. Emigration to Israel .mp4
- 28. Coming to Canada .mp4
- 29. Education .mp4
- 30. March of the Living.mp4
- 31. The Foreman and the Piece of Bread .mp4
- 32. Impossible to Describe.mp4
- 33. I am there; Conclusion .mp4
