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Testimony of Bruno Frankental, born in Altenlotheim, Germany, 1917, regarding his experiences in Altenlotheim, Hallenberg, Paderborn, escape to Bolivia in 1939 and other places

Testimony
Testimony of Bruno Frankental, born in Altenlotheim, Germany, 1917, regarding his experiences in Altenlotheim, Hallenberg, Paderborn, escape to Bolivia in 1939 and other places Life before the war; move to Frankfurt Am Main; attends a Jewish school; Ezra movement activities; return to the family home in Altenlotheim; receives a warning from the SS, April 1933; escape to Hallenberg; life in Hallenburg until 1938. Kristallnacht, 09 November 1938; detention; transfer to a prison in Paderborn; transfer to Bielefeld; deportation on a train to Buchenwald; camp life in the yard without food and water for 3 days; entry into the barracks; release and commitment to leave the country within a month; failure to obtain a visa; receives a visa to Bolivia, summer 1939; escape to Bolivia; escape to Argentina. Aliya to Israel, 1963.
item Id
6643585
First Name
Bruno
Last Name
Frankental
Date of Birth
15/02/1917
Place of Birth
Altenlotheim, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
12/08/2007
Date of Creation - latest
12/08/2007
Name of Submitter
Frankental Bruno
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