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Testimony of Pesel Priska (Bortner) Gantz, born in Michalovce, Slovakia, 1916, regarding her experiences in Bratislava, Patronka camp and in hiding

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Testimony of Pesel Priska (Bortner) Gantz, born in Michalovce, Slovakia, 1916, regarding her experiences in Bratislava, Patronka camp and in hiding Life in an Orthodox family in Slovakia; studies medicine in Bratislava; abuse by Slovakians after the Munich Agreement, 1938; marriage to Dr. Isidor Gantz, 1939. Confiscation of Jewish houses and property by Slovakians; cancellation of the depature to Eretz Israel, 1939; economic difficulties, 1941; birth of their son Moshe in Bratislava; her husband's work in Ustredna Zidov; wearing the yellow badge, September 1941. Deportation to Patronka camp, 13 June 1942; release and sending her and her husband to different work; deportation of the Jews to extermination camps in Poland, 1942; deportation with her baby to Patronka camp, September 1942; conditions in the camp; transfer to a camp in Zilina, 30 September 1942; escape from the camp, 19 October 1942; living in Nove Mesto and her husband's assistance to Rabbi Frieder running an old-age home; receives forged documents; birth of her son Ezra, 08 January 944; German ocupation following the failed Slovak National Uprising, 04 September 1944; search for Jews in hiding; hiding with the family Vitus; transfer of Ezra to another place; informed on by a neighbor; conditions in hiding; celebrating Pesach; liberation, April 1945. Relations with Mrs. Vitus; life in Bratislava; birth of her daughter Yehudit; aliya to Israel, 1949; recognition of the Vitus family as Righteous Among the Nations.
item Id
3565106
First Name
Pesel
Prishka
Priska
Last Name
Gantz
Ganz
Maiden Name
Bortner
Date of Birth
27/07/1916
Place of Birth
Michalovce, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
10580
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
05/01/1998
Date of Creation - latest
05/01/1998
Name of Submitter
GANZ (BORTNER), PRISKA
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
39
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection