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Testimony of Henry Fenichel, born in S Gravenhage, the Netherlands, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Westerbork, Bergen-Belsen and en route to Eretz Israel

Testimony
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Testimony of Henry Fenichel, born in S Gravenhage, the Netherlands, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Westerbork, Bergen-Belsen and en route to Eretz Israel Only son of parents who are originally from Poland; his father owns a flower shop and his mother is a seamstress. German occupation, 1940; deportation of his father to Utrecht; move to a sanitorium for infectious diseases with help from non-Jews, 1942; deportation to Westerbork, autumn 1943; his mother's efforts to make aliya to Eretz Israel as part of a population exchange; transfer to Bergen-Belsen; transfer to Eretz Israel via Austria, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, 1944. Emigration to the United States.
item Id
6346343
First Name
Henry
Khenri
Last Name
Fenichel
Fenishel
Date of Birth
1938
Place of Birth
'S Gravenhage, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
31/10/06
Date of Creation - latest
31/10/06
Name of Submitter
פנישל הנרי
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection