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Testimony of Hella (Weiskopf) Mayer, born in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding her experiences in Venice and refugee camps in San Dona di Piave and Ferramonti
Testimony
Testimony of Hella (Weiskopf) Mayer, born in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding her experiences in Venice and refugee camps in San Dona di Piave and Ferramonti
Move of the family to Novi Sad; life before the war; community life; aliya of her parents and brother to Eretz Israel; move to Italy via Zagreb with her husband and daughter; life in Venice; arrest of her husband due to his forged documents; release of her husband after the discovery of his Jewish identity; attitude of the Italian authorities towards the Jewish refugees; move to a refugee center in San Dona di Piave; transfer to a refugee camp in Ferramonti; camp life; surrender of the Italian Army; liberation.
Meets Jewish Brigade soldiers; evacuation of the camp; move to Bari; aliya to Eretz Israel, May 1944.
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item Id
4064500
First Name
Hela
Hella
Last Name
Mayer
Meier
details.fullDetails.maidenName
Veiskop
Weiskopf
Date of Birth
1915
Place of Birth
Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
27/01/2002
Date of Creation - latest
27/01/2002
Name of Submitter
MAYER HELLA
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video