Survivors of The Shoah Visual History Foundation: Anya Jolson nee Kotkowska Full Interview 1998

The project "Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation" was started by Stephen Spielberg after the release of the film "Schindler's List." Through this project, hundreds of Holocaust survivors' stories and testimonies have been immortalized, granting future generations the opportunity to experience a direct connection with history. Anya Jolson nee Kotkowska's story is told is a remarkable one. Anya lost many friends and family members during the Holocaust, including her parents and little sister. She married her husband, Leon Jolson, in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940 and managed to avoid almost certain death in the concentration camps by going into hiding in Warsaw until the American liberation in 1945. This interview took place in August 1998, Anya passed away in April, 2002. Relevant Article: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/ne... Interview of Anya Jolson nee Kotkowska are from the archive of the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. For more information: http://dornsife.usc.edu/vhi