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Testimony of Rafael Pavel Cohen, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1934, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding on a farm in Plumlov, in detention and Theresienstadt

Testimony
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Testimony of Rafael Pavel Cohen, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1934, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding on a farm in Plumlov, in detention and Theresienstadt Annexation to Germany, 1938; anti-Jewish legislation; liquidation of the family business; eviction from their home; termination of studies; draft of his father to labor battalions, 1941-1944; life hidden by the owner of a farm in Plumlov; his eldest brother goes in hiding; deportation to Theresienstadt; camp life including cultural life and education; Red Cross visit to the camp; disease; meetings with his father; liberation. Move to Prague; life in an orphanage; education; convalescence in Switzerland; Hashomer Hatzair activities; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Galilah", 1949.
item Id
5723461
First Name
Pavel
Rafael
Last Name
Cohen
Kohen
Kohn
Date of Birth
14/08/1934
Place of Birth
Prostejov, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
19/03/06
Date of Creation - latest
19/03/06
Name of Submitter
כהן רפאל פאבל
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository