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Testimony of Hela (Veisbrot) Rapaport, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in a village near Lublin and Gotha
Testimony
Testimony of Hela (Veisbrot) Rapaport, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in a village near Lublin and Gotha
Life before the war.
German occupation; deportation to the Warsaw ghetto; finds a hiding place in a village near Lublin with help from Poles; deportation to Gotha; camp life including labor as a cook in an August Biander factory; liberation.
Life in Eschwege while preparing for aliya; aliya attempt; detention in Cyprus; marriage; aliya to Israel, 1949; return visit to Warsaw and her attitude towards Poland.
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item Id
5611204
First Name
Hela
Last Name
Rapaport
Maiden Name
Veisbrot
Date of Birth
15/10/1927
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
04/12/05
Date of Creation - latest
04/12/05
Name of Submitter
רפפורט הלה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository