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Testimony of Dov Amir, born in Zuelpich, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Arnhem and in hiding in Amsterdam

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Testimony of Dov Amir, born in Zuelpich, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Arnhem and in hiding in Amsterdam Life before the Nazi regime. Nazi rise to power, 1933; expulsion from the public school; vocational training with a blacksmith in Cologne; dismissal from his work; escape to the Netherlands after Kristallnacht; move to Amsterdam; work with his uncle; detention by the police, early December 1938; life in jail; transfer to a military camp in the south of the Netherlands; move to a refugee camp; move to a dormitory in Eindhoven and life in the dormitory; move to Rotterdam, 1939; life in Rotterdam; German occupation, 1940; move to Arnhem; life under the shelter of the Jewish community; escape to Amsterdam; life in Amsterdam; life in hiding in exchange for money; escape, 1941; contact with activists in the underground; life in hiding and his role as a liaison between the underground and people in hiding; liberation. Aliya to Eretz Israel via Belgium and France with help from the Jewish Brigade.
item Id
3562373
First Name
Dov
Last Name
Amir
Date of Birth
1922
Place of Birth
Zuelpich, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
8094
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
30/08/1994
Date of Creation - latest
30/08/1994
Name of Submitter
דב, אמיר
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
27
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection