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Testimony of Gerry Samuel, born in Oberlauringen, Germany, in 1935, regarding his escape to Oslo with help of his uncle, chief rabbi in Norway and his escape to Sweden with help of the Norvegian underground.

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Testimony of Gerry Samuel, born in Oberlauringen,Germany,in 1935,regarding his escape to Oslo with help of his uncle, chief rabbi in Norway and his escape to Sweden with help of the Norvegian underground. Childhood in Oberlauringen; father was Hebrew teacher; family hiding in attic during the "Kristallnacht"events; deportation of father to Dachau camp; escape to Oslo with help of uncle,chief rabbi of Norway; living in Oslo; German occupation; father's smuggling out of camp fraudulently with help of Norvegian underground; his moving to a hospital in Norway and later to Sweden; reunion of family with father in Sweden; life in Sweden; emigration to the US,1949; rehabilitation of life after war.
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13401285
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Gerry
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Samuel
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1935
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Oberlauringen, Germany
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Testimony
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English
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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22/01/2019
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30/01/2019
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סמואל ג'רי
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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