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Testimony of Liesl (Joseph) Loeb, born in Munchengladbach, Germany, 1928, regarding her experiences in Munchengladbach, England and the United States
Testimony of Liesl (Joseph) Loeb, born in Munchengladbach, Germany, 1928, regarding her experiences in Munchengladbach, England and the United States
Life before the war; witness' father is an attorney; Kristallnacht; family obtains immigration visas to the United States; her father's activities as president of the regional Bnai Brith association; preparations for escape; detention of her father; family obtains visas to Cuba; escape with her family on the ship, “St. Louis", 1939; ship life including her father's activities as head of the passengers' committee; attempts to find asylum for the escapees by the ship's captain; transfer of passengers to England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands; transfer with her parents to England; escape to the United States, 1940.
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item Id
3555240
First Name
Liesl
Lisl
Last Name
Lob
Loeb
Maiden Name
Iosef
Joseph
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Munchengladbach, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
5706
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
1990
Date of Creation - latest
1990
Name of Submitter
LOEB LIESL JOSEPH
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
39
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection