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Werner Bechman
Testimony
Testimony of Werner Bechman, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1939, regarding his experiences in Copenhagen, in hiding, in Malmoe and in Stockholm
Childhood in Copenhagen;
German occupation, 1940; life under the German occupation; escape; being hidden by the Lassen brothers, Danish Christian friends, 1943; crossing the border illegally to Malmoe, Sweden, on a Danish fisherman's boat; move to Stockholm; refugees for the war period;
Return to Denmark after the end of the war, 1945; life after the war; marriage; aliya to Israel, 1989; life in Israel.
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item Id
12827801
First Name
Verner
Werner
Last Name
Bechman
Date of Birth
16/03/1936
Place of Birth
Kopenhagen, Denmark
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/03/2017
Date of Creation - latest
01/03/2017
Name of Submitter
בכמן ורנר
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
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