Celina Biniaz and her parents also experienced the growing restrictions of life in the Kraków ghetto. In her testimony clip below, she shares her memories of this time.
About the Interviewee:
Celina Biniaz (née Karp), daughter of Irvin and Phyllis, was born on May 28, 1932, in Kraków, Poland. After the German invasion of Poland, life began to change for the Karp family. Celina and her parents were forced to move from their home into the Kraków ghetto. The family was then sent to work at Plaszow, a labor camp outside of the ghetto. The Karp family was on “Schindler’s List,” and this saved their lives. They were liberated by Russian soldiers at Brünnlitz, Schindler’s factory in Czechoslovakia. After the war, the family immigrated to the United States. Celina studied at Columbia University in New York, where she met her future husband, Amir Biniaz. Celina and Amir married in 1953, and had two children. At the time of her interview, they had two grandchildren. This interview took place on January 25, 1996, in Camarillo, California.