Testimony of Yisrael Fridler, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1921, regarding the rise of the Nazis to power, the persecution of German Jews, and the decision to make aliya to Eretz Israel in 1934

Testimony of Yisrael Fridler, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1921, regarding the rise of the Nazis to power, the persecution of German Jews, and the decision to make aliya to Eretz Israel in 1934 Family background; family of nine; his parents are of Polish origin; comfortable economic situation; his father owns a furniture store; rise of the Nazis to power in 1933; Nazis come to his father’s store and loot the furniture; his father sues the looters in court and the court rules in favor of the looters; worsening living conditions and hostility towards Jews; decision of his father to escape Germany with an uncle due to the situation; sale of the store by his father; journey of his father and uncle to Eretz Israel as tourists; their success in obtaining aliya certificates for the mother and all of the siblings; one sister remains in Germany; aliya with his family to Eretz Israel and absorption in Haifa.