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Testimony of Orit Carla (Schterenberg) Neria, born in 1935 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, about her experiences in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the Westerbork camp, and Bergen-Belsen
Testimony
Testimony of Orit Carla (Schterenberg) Neria, born in 1935 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, about her experiences in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the Westerbork camp, and Bergen-Belsen
Family life; father originally from Dortmund; family escapes from Germany to various countries; childhood in Rotterdam; area bombarded in 1940; family escapes to Amsterdam; anti-Jewish legislation; father is a member of the Joodse Raad (Jewish council); mother and children deported to Westerbork in 1942; back to the family home due to father's position; entire family deported in 1943; sent to Bergen-Belsen in January 1944; father dies in the camp; transferred in March 1944; liberated by Red Army and American forces; mother hospitalized; witness placed in a provisional children's home in a convent; back to the Netherlands; witness joins the Habonim movement; immigrates to Israel in 1958.
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item Id
13359761
First Name
Karla
Orit
Last Name
Neria
Maiden Name
Schterenberg
Date of Birth
1935
Place of Birth
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
10/10/2018
Date of Creation - latest
10/10/2018
Name of Submitter
נריה שטרנברג אורית קרלה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
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