“Why did she let me go?” | A Mother’s Choice | Holocaust Survivor Erika Gold | USC Shoah Foundation
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For Mother’s Day, USC Shoah Foundation shares a clip from Erika Gold’s testimony. While imprisoned at Rivesaltes internment camp in France, teenage Erika’s mother was faced with a heartbreaking and difficult choice.
Erika Gold was born in Germany on January 4, 1928. She was five years old when Hitler came to power. In addition to Kristallnacht, Erika’s experiences included hiding from the Nazis and fleeing Nazi- controlled territory. She was also held in two French internment camps, Gurs and Rivesaltes. Once rescued from the Rivesaltes, and under false identity, Erika participated in resistance activities (mostly as a courier) in the Montauban area of France. She was 17 years old at the end of the war. Erika was interviewed by USC Shoah Foundation in 1996.
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