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Testimony of Leah Merko née Sandler, born in 1933 in Mannheim, Germany, about her experiences as a girl in Le Havre and in hiding in a convent in Limoges

Testimony
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Testimony of Leah Merko née Sandler, born in 1933 in Mannheim, Germany, about her experiences as a girl in Le Havre and in hiding in a convent in Limoges Family escapes to France in 1934; life in Le Havre; family leads a religious way of life; war breaks out; escapes to Limoges in 1940; family runs a kosher restaurant for the Jewish community; witness goes into hiding in a convent due to denunciation; the nuns’ attitude; liberation by the French resistance in 1944; life after the war.
item Id
10511522
First Name
Lea
Last Name
Merko
Maiden Name
Sandler
Date of Birth
04/12/1933
Place of Birth
Mannheim, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
French
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/06/2013
Date of Creation - latest
04/06/2013
Name of Submitter
מרקו לאה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection