Testimony of Gideon Herbert Vogelsang, born in Dortmund, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Dortmund including Kristallnacht and aliya to Eretz Israel aboard the "Patria"

Testimony of Gideon Herbert Vogelsang, born in Dortmund, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Dortmund including Kristallnacht and aliya to Eretz Israel aboard the "Patria" Life before the Nazi rise to power; death of his mother; remarriage of his father; relations with the neighbors; attends school; member of Habonim youth movement; studies a vocation; relations with the pupils in school; destruction of Jewish owned property and burning of synagogues during Kristallnacht; detention with his father by the police; deportation of his grandfather to a labor camp; registration for aliya training; labor in different places in Dortmund; displays of antisemitism; life on aliya training; move to Berlin; move to Vienna; sleeps in a Jewish school. Move through different countries en route to Eretz Israel; journey on the ship; members of the JDC come onboard; British soldiers board the boat; arrival in Haifa, 1940; transfer to the "Patria"; explosion on the Patria and swim to shore; hospitalization; transfer to Atlit detention camp; search for relatives; enlists in the British Army; accused of spying; activities in the Jewish Brigade; return to Dortmund; reunion with his sister; release from the British Army; fate of his family who perished; marriage, 1947