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Testimony of Regina (Hilsberg) Bernstein, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in southern France and with a non-Jewish family in Brussels
Testimony
Testimony of Regina (Hilsberg) Bernstein, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in southern France and with a non-Jewish family in Brussels
From a family that owns a business; displays of antisemitism and economic damage to the business; family move to Antwerp, 1932; move to Brussels.
German occupation, 1940, escape to southern France; return to Belgium because of displays of antisemitism; deportation of family to the camps; rescue with her brother by the AJB, the umbrella organization of the Jews of Belgium which functioned like a Judenrat; entrusted to non-Jewish families by social workers; end of the war.
Aliya to Eretz Israel, 1948.
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item Id
4688259
First Name
Regina
Last Name
Bernshtein
Bernstein
Maiden Name
Hilsberg
Date of Birth
15/06/1928
Place of Birth
Warszawa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
28/10/03
Date of Creation - latest
29/10/03
Name of Submitter
BERNSTEIN REGINA
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection