Tzvi Herbert Kohen Kon

Testimony of Tzvi Kohen, born in 1923 in Mainz, Germany; about leaving Germany and immigrating to Eretz Israel in January 1940 Family background; Orthodox family; father: merchant; donating to Zionist institutions; Nazi Party rises to power; older brother immigrates to Eretz Israel; family business wiped out in 1935; Kristallnacht; thugs demolish apartment; sister moves to Switzerland; witness attempts to obtain a "certificate" (Mandate Palestine immigration visa); moves to England with brother; parents immigrate to Eretz Israel by means of a "certificate" in April 1939; brothers immigrate to Eretz Israel from England in January 1940; youth group at Moshav Kefar Pines.