Halina Wind Preston interview

Halina Wind Preston interview

Halina Wind Preston

Halina Wind Preston (1922-1982) was a Polish immigrant, Holocaust survivor, educator, and activist. Though she had planned to pursue higher education in the U.S., the outbreak of WWII prevented her from leaving her home country until 1947. The Nazis forced her into the Lvov ghetto, where she stayed until its liquidation. In order to survive, she and 20 other Jews hid in the city’s sewers for 14 months with the help of two Christian sewer workers. After the war ended, she immigrated to the U.S. where she taught Jewish Studies for over 30 years and became an advocate for Holocaust education. Preston was the founder and chairwoman of the Holocaust Education Fund and was on the boards of the Jewish Community Center, Wilmington Gatz High School, and Albert Einstein Academy. In this interview, Preston describes her experiences during the Holocaust, including her escape from her hometown, capture by police, and experienced in the Lvov Ghetto and Janowska concentration camp.

Jewish Historical Society of Delaware

1/4/1978

audio cassette tape

English

oral history

13

Rachelle Saltzman

Halina Wind Preston

audio cassette

1 hour, 33 minutes, 16 seconds