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Joint testimony of Eytan Ginat, born in Vienna, 1920, and his wife Lili (Synter) Ginat, regarding his experiences in the Saint-Cyprien camp, in Toulouse and in the Mouvement De La Jeunesse Sioniste - MJS

Joint testimony of Eytan Ginat, born in Vienna, 1920, and his wife Lili Ginat, regarding experiences in the Saint-Cyprien camp, in Toulouse and in the Mouvement De La Jeunesse Sioniste - MJS Middle class family; active in Maccabi Hatzair as a soccer player and on champion team "HaKoach" and its junior "foxes" team; displays of antisemitism at school; escape to Brussels; active in Zionist movements. Occupation of Belgium, May 1940; deportation as Austrian citizen to Saint-Cyprien camp; released; escape to Toulouse; studies in the University of Montpellier; unsuccessful attempt to emigrate to the United States; participation in first congress of Hanoar Hatzioni; among founders of Jewish combat movement Mouvement De La Jeunesse Sioniste - MJS, established 10 May 1942; escape to Grenoble and active in Grenoble Regiment; liberation. Zionist activities after the war.
item Id
3564903
First Name
Eitan
Lili
Last Name
Ginat
Ginat
Date of Birth
1920
1920
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
10369
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
08/07/1997
Date of Creation - latest
08/07/1997
Name of Submitter
גינת איתן
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
26
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection