Testimony of Chaim Henri Borkensztajn Barkan, born in Liege, Belgium, 1939, regarding his experiences as a baby in a monastery in Charneux using a false identity and a forest
Testimony of Chaim Henri Borkensztajn Barkan, born in Liege, Belgium, 1939, regarding his experiences as a baby in a monastery in Charneux using a false identity and a forest
Testimony
Testimony of Chaim Henri Borkensztajn Barkan, born in Liege, Belgium, 1939, regarding his experiences as a baby in a monastery in Charneux using a false identity and a forest
Life before the war.
German occupation; decrees including the yellow badge; deportation of her mother to Auschwitz and her murder in Mechelen; move to Charneux, 1942; life in a monastery using a false identity; informed on; escape to a forest; return to the monastery; liberation, 1945.
Reunion with his father; aliya to Israel, 1949.
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item Id
5685393
First Name
Chaim
Henri
Khenri
Last Name
Barkan
Borkenshtein
Borkensztajn
Date of Birth
30/08/1939
Place of Birth
Liège, Belgium
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives