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Testimony of Kalman Schmulewicz, born in Anvers, 1935, regarding his experiences in Gurs and while in hiding in a Christian home for children

Testimony of Kalman Schmulewicz, born in Anvers, 1935, regarding his experiences in Gurs and while in hiding in a Christian home for children Escape from Belgium to France, 1940; deportation to the Gurs camp; life in the camp; his father's work on behalf of the Chevra Kadisha (burial society), and the life of the children in the camp; the transfer of a group of children to children's houses outside the camp; in hiding in a non-Jewish children's home in Sevres, next to Paris; life in the children's home; the liberation of Paris and its surroundings. Life with a French woman; his discovery by his grandfather from England; transfer to his uncle's home in Marseille; transfer to Belgium and studies in a Jewish school at the end of 1945; transfer to his uncle in England, 1946; the return of some of the family's property.
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item Id
3565287
First Name
Kalman
Last Name
Schmulewicz
Shmulevitz
Date of Birth
1935
Place of Birth
Anvers, Belgium
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
10654
Language
French
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
28/09/1998
Date of Creation - latest
28/09/1998
Name of Submitter
SCHMULEWICZ KALMAN
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
36
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection