In December 1944, as the Soviet army approached the slave labor camp in Poland where Leon Merrick was imprisoned, the Germans evacuated him to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Leon shares his recollections of the evacuation and his first day in Buchenwald.

Leon Merrick: Evacuation and Arrival at Buchenwald

This podcast series features excerpts from interviews with Holocaust survivors presented at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's public program, First Person -- Conversations with Holocaust Survivors.

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Leon Merrick: Evacuation and Arrival at Buchenwald

Leon Merrick: Evacuation and Arrival at Buchenwald

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