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Testimony of Amira (Charlotte Siesel) Getzov, born in Coesfeld, Germany, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Gurs, Rivesaltes, Montintin, Grenoble and other places

Testimony
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Testimony of Amira (Charlotte Siesel) Getzov, born in Coesfeld, Germany, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Gurs, Rivesaltes, Montintin, Grenoble and other places From an assimilated family; family moves to Mannheim, 1934; relations with the local population. Deportation to Gurs with the Jews, late 1940; camp life for a few months; transfer to Rivesaltes; transfer to a Jewish children's home in Montintin with a group of children, late 1941; transfer to a Jewish children's home in Couret; return to Rivesaltes after a few months; transfer in the direction of Drancy with her parents; rescue by a Jewish nurse who worked in the camp; transfer to the home of the nurse's parents in Grenoble; escape to Switzerland, 1943. Life with friends in Zurich; aliya to Eretz Israel, June 1945.
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3559751
details.fullDetails.firstName
Amira
Charlotte
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Getzov
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Siesel
Zizel
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20/05/1929
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Coesfeld, Germany
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Testimony
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5987
details.fullDetails.language
Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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08/08/1990
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08/08/1990
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SIESEL, CHARLOTTE
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YES
details.fullDetails.numOfPages
45
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection