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Testimony of Rut Rapaport, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1939, regarding her experiences hiding with Danish resident and her escape to Sweden.
Testimony
Testimony of Rut Rapaport, born in Copenhagen, Denmark,in 1939, regarding her experiences hiding with Danish resident and her escape to Sweden.
Childhood in traditionalist family; father owns dressmaker's salon; German officer's warning about persecutions of Jews; family gets invitation to hide in house of Danish neighbour after she heard about Germans intention towards Jews,1943; making connection with Danish underground; gathering of Jews and their transfer by cars covered with tarpaulin by the Danish underground; contacting a Danish resident,member of Danish underground; escape and hiding in her house; transforming chicken coop into hideout for the family; escape to Stocksund and later to Landror; end of war; return to Copenhagen; getting apartment from Danish government; studies; continuation of life in Copenhagen; aliya to Israel,1978.
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item Id
13445928
First Name
Rut
Last Name
Rapaport
Date of Birth
28/06/1939
Place of Birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
21/05/2019
Date of Creation - latest
21/05/2019
Name of Submitter
רפפורט רות
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video