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Dorit Meier

Testimony
Testimony of Dorit (Stern) Meier, born in Meinz, Germany, 1926, regarding her experiences in Germany until 1937, Westerbork and Theresienstadt Well-to-do family; her father is a horse-hair trader; Nazi rise to power; forced emigration to the Netherlands, September 1937; life in a guest house in Amsterdam; move to Roterdam; move to Blarikum; life in Blarikum; return to Amsterdam. Deportation to Westerbork, January 1943; deportation of her parents to Theresienstadt; transfer to Theresienstadt; camp life including social activities; transfer of her parents to Auschwitz; death of her parents; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Amsterdam; joins aliya training; move to France; meets her future husband; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947.
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5246389
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Dorit
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Meier
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Stern
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15/11/1926
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Meinz, Germany
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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02/09/04
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02/09/04
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מאיר שטרן דורית
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection