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Testimony of Haim Istvan Gotman Gordon, born in Isaszeg, Hungary, 1923, regarding his experiences in Budapest
Testimony
Testimony of Haim Istvan Gotman Gordon, born in Isaszeg, Hungary, 1923, regarding his experiences in Budapest
From a well-to-do land owning family; engages in sports; studies in Budapest.
Outbreak of the war, 1939; decrees including ban on selling essential goods and the yellow badge; issues conversion to Christianity certificates with help from his homeroom teacher and a priest; work loading logs on railroad cars; liberation by the Red Army, 1944.
Studies at the technion in Budapest; marriage; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Atzmaut", 1949.
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item Id
5929616
First Name
Haim
Ishtvan
Istvan
Khaim
Last Name
Gordon
Gotman
Date of Birth
01/04/1923
Place of Birth
Isaszeg, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
05/10/06
Date of Creation - latest
05/10/06
Name of Submitter
גורדון גוטמן חיים אישטבן
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection