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Testimony of Yona Israelewicz, born in Lodz, Poland, 1929, regarding his experiences as an orphan in a Christian institution in Versailles and a Chabad institution
Testimony of Yona Israelewicz, born in Lodz, Poland, 1929, regarding his experiences as an orphan in a Christian institution in Versailles and a Chabad institution
His family move to Paris; his parents' deaths; education in a Christian institution.
Outbreak of the war; placed in an institution in Versailles; escape and return several times; wanderings; placed in a Chabad institution by his brother; work in various places; help from the OSE; end of the war.
Enlists in the French Foreign Legion; move to Lyon; learns in a yeshiva.
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item Id
3764373
First Name
Yona
Last Name
Israelewicz
Israelovitz
Date of Birth
20/04/1929
Place of Birth
Lodz, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
11/1998
Date of Creation - latest
11/1998
Name of Submitter
ISRAELEWICZ YONA
Original
YES
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection