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Testimony of Bela Kostenbaum, born in Bordeaux, France in 1939, regarding her family's escape to Switzerland.
Testimony
Testimony of Bela Kostenbaum, born in Bordeaux, France in 1939, regarding her family's escape to Switzerland.
Childhood in Bordeaux in a family of immigrants from Poland; family background; family life; outbreak of war; father's decision to escape to Switzerland; getting in touch with border smugglers; smuggling borders and getting to Switzerland as refugees; attending school; good relationships with local population; getting help from people there until end of war; rehabilitation of life after war.
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item Id
13437164
First Name
Bela
Last Name
Kostenbaum
Date of Birth
1939
Place of Birth
Bordeaux, France
Type of material
Testimony
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
17/04/2019
Date of Creation - latest
17/04/2019
Name of Submitter
קוסטנבאום בלה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video