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Testimony of Daniel Kohen, born in Oran, Algeria in 1932, regarding his experiences in different hideouts in France during war.

Testimony
Testimony of Daniel Kohen,born in Oran,Algeria in 1932, regarding his experiences in different hideouts in France during war. Traditional family; father was born in Poland; communist who served in the French "foreign legion"; moving to Paris,July 1936; outbreak of war; occupation of France,1940; antisemitism at school; yellow badges; father's enrolment into underground; father's escape to Valence; mother's escape with Daniel and his sister to Lyonand from there to Marseilles aiming to reach Algeria; occupation of Algeria by allied forces,1942; family's escape to Toulouse; mother works as cook; moving to Nice that was under Italian control; moving to Valence; reunion with father; end of war,1945; father's enrolment into police; acts of revenge against French collaborators; return to Paris; rehabilitation of life; studies; marriage; aliya to Israel,1967,absorption.
item Id
12507208
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Kohen
לסטרגר
Date of Birth
1932
Place of Birth
Oran, Algeria
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
22/05/2016
Date of Creation - latest
22/05/2016
Name of Submitter
כהן לכטינגר דניאל
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video