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Testimony of Kurt Stern, born in Chodov, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding his experiences in Chodov, Beroun, the Netherlands, Redgrave and London

Testimony
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Testimony of Kurt Stern, born in Chodov, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding his experiences in Chodov, Beroun, the Netherlands, Redgrave and London Life before the war; he and his family move to Munich; Nazi rise to power, 1933; return to Chodov with his family. Occupation of the Sudetenland by the Germans, September 1938; escape to Beroun with his mother and uncle; life in Beroun; his uncle's escape to Great Britain, 1939; German occupation, March 1939; transfer to the Netherlands. Transfer to London as part of a Kindertransport; transfer to a foster family in Redgrave; life in Redgrave; maintains contact with his uncle in London; cessation of contact with his mother, 1942; move to his uncle in London, September 1944; life in his uncle's home; victory celebrations, May 1945; aliya to Israel, 1949.
item Id
6558853
First Name
Kurt
Last Name
Stern
Date of Birth
12/04/1929
Place of Birth
Chodov, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
07/06/07
Date of Creation - latest
07/06/07
Name of Submitter
Stern Kurt
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