Testimony of Israel Fridman Brand, born in Berlin, 1929, regarding his experiences in Antwerp, Brussels, Axel, Gent and other places

Testimony of Israel Fridman Brand, born in Berlin, 1929, regarding his experiences in Antwerp, Brussels, Axel, Gent and other places Life before the Nazi rise to power. Life under the Nazi regime in Berlin; forced emigration to Antwerp, 1938; German occupation of Belgium, May 1940; difficulties encountered by the German Jewish refugees; deportation of the refugees to Axel; attitude of the Belgian farmers towards the refugees; transfer to Antwerp; life during the German occupation including black market trading and children's activities; transfer to Brussels; displays of antisemitism; wanderings among the villages; life in Gent; liberation. Help from the Jewish Brigade; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945.