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Testimony of Hermina Zilzer-Steiner, born in Vinkovci, 1913, regarding her experiences in Split, Kastel-Stari, confino libero, free internment and a refugee camp in Switzerland

Testimony of Hermina Zilzer-Steiner, born in Vinkovci, 1913, regarding her experiences in Split, Kastel-Stari, confino libero, free internment and a refugee camp in Switzerland Life before the war including Zionist activities. Move to Zagreb with the outbreak of the war; her husband is drafted into the army captured; escape of her husband from captivity and his return to Zagreb, July 1941; escape to Split with help from a friend; move to Kastel-Stari; life in Kastel-Stari under protection of the Italians; move to confino libero, free internment; life in free internment until September 1943; German occupation; escape to the Swiss border; life in a refugee camp in Switzerland. Aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Lima", 1945.
item Id
3561535
First Name
Hermina
Last Name
Tziltzer
Zilzer
Maiden Name
Shteiner
Steiner
Date of Birth
1913
Place of Birth
Vinkovci, Yugoslavia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Serbian-Croatian
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
18/09/1989
Date of Creation - latest
18/09/1989
Name of Submitter
STEINER ZILZER HERMINA
Original
YES
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository