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Irene Liron
Testimony
Testimony of Irene (Borchardt) Liron, born in Berlin, Germany, 1929, regarding her experiences in Berlin and in the Kindertransport to Great Britain
Life before the Nazi rise to power; decrees; Kristallnacht, 1938; joins the Kinderstransport to Great Britain, 1939; deportation of her father and brother to the East, 1942; deportation of her mother and sister to the Riga Ghetto, 1942; life with a family near Midhurst; graduates.
Work for a Jewish child survivors institute in Lingfield, Surrey, 1947; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1948.
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item Id
4690308
First Name
Irena
Irene
Last Name
Liron
Maiden Name
Borchardt
Borkhardt
Date of Birth
31/01/1929
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
23/11/03
Date of Creation - latest
23/11/03
Name of Submitter
LIRON BORCHARDT IRENE
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video