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Bolstok, Szlama (1922-1985)

 Person

Biography

Szlama Bolstosk was a holocaust survivor (Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz). Szlama and his wife Helen, immigrated to the US in 1949 and became naturalized in Denver, 1950. They shortened their name from Bialostocki or Bialostocka to Bolstok.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral History Interview with Szlama and Helen Bolstok, 1982 January 20

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Identifier: B098.16.0011.00010
Abstract

Oral history covers their experiences as Polish children pre-war, Helen in Lodz Ghetto, her deportation to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps and the Farben Factory. Szlama’s experiences in ghettos, camps, forced labor and displaced person's camp. Immigration to Denver in 1950.Adjusting to life in America.

Dates: 1982 January 20