Subject	Australia–Emigration and immigration—History
	Melbourne (Vic.)
	Jewish families
	Families–History
	Australia–Politics and government
	Yiddish language
	Holocaust survivors
	World War, 1939-1945
Category	4. World War II
Author	Kalman, Floris
Publisher	Wexler Oral History Project
Keywords	Jewish
	1950s
Creator	Whitney, Christa
Current Holder	Yiddish Book Centre
Date	2017-02-27
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	Wexler Oral History Project/ Yiddish Book Center
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Melbourne
Journey	Brussels
Language	Yiddish
Description From Source	Floris Kalman, Holocaust survivor and daughter of Bundists, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on February 27, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Floris Kalman, Holocaust survivor and child of Bundists, shares her memories of life in Brussels, Belgium before World War Two broke out. She remembers only knowing Yiddish and when her younger sister was born. Floris Kalman, Holocaust survivor and child of Bundists, talks about how she and her family stayed in contact despite being separated and in hiding during World War II in Belgium. Floris Kalman, Holocaust survivor and child of Bundists, explains how Yiddish is a part of her Jewish identity but something still felt missing. She tells the story of how she began with some religious practices and studying Hebrew. Floris Kalman, Holocaust survivor and child of Bundists, talks about understanding her experience as a hidden child as part of being a child survivor. She began to understand this after finding a support group of child Holocaust survivors as an adult.
Physical Format	Video recording