Testimony of Annie Chana (Minc) Meriash, born in Essen, Germany, 1931, regarding her experiences in Limbourg, Brussels, in hiding in a village in the area, a monastery in Louvain and other places
Emigration of the family to Belgium, 1935; life in Antwerp; German occupation, 1940; deportation to Limbourg; village life; transfer to Brussels, 1941; hidden by a family from a village in the Brussels area, 1942; her parents' arrest, early 1943; life with her aunt; placed in a children's home, 1944; move to a monastery in Louvain with help from the underground; liberation by the British Army, late 1944.
Return to her aunt; aliya attempt; deportation to Cyprus, 1947; aliya to Eretz Israel, December 1947.
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4065468
First Name
Annie
Chana
Last Name
Meriash
Maiden Name
Minc
Mintz
Date of Birth
30/11/1931
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives