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Robert Bechman
Testimony
Testimony of Robert Bechman, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1932, regarding his experiences on Kobenhavn, in hiding, in Malmo and in Stockholm
Nazi rise to power; annulment of his father's license to practice law; move to Kobenhavn, Denmark, 1933; childhood in Kobenhavn;
German occupation, 1940; life under the German occupation; escape; being hidden by the Lassen brothers, Danish-Christian friends, 1943; crossing the border to Malmo, Sweden illegally on a fishing boat belonging to a Danish fisherman; move to Stockholm; refugees during the war;
Return after the end of the war, 1945; life after the war; marriage; starting a family; aliya to Israel, 1991.
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Robert
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Bechman
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10/01/1932
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Hamburg, Germany
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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05/02/2017
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22/02/2017
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בכמן רוברט
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89
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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