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Testimony of Kalman Charles Ohrenstein Oren, born in Berlin, Germany, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Berlin, London and with a foster family outside London

Testimony
Testimony of Kalman Charles Ohrenstein Oren, born in Berlin, Germany, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Berlin, London and with a foster family outside London Life before the war; from a traditional family; attends a Jewish school; Nazi rise to power; ostracism by the German children; Kristallnacht events; boycott on buying furs in his father's fur store. Arrest due to the fact that his parents hold Polish citizenship; confiscation of property; receiving an ultimatum that they must leave their home within 24 hours; unsuccessful attempts to obtain entry visas to various countries; receiving just a visitor's visa to London; escape to London with his family, 1939; life in London during air-raids; move with children from his school to foster families outside London, 1940; life in a foster home; return to London, 1942; life in London including completion of his studies; Bnei Akiva activities. Aliya to Israel, 1958.
item Id
6645807
First Name
Charles
Kalman
Last Name
Ohrenstein
Oren
Date of Birth
1932
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/07/07
Date of Creation - latest
15/07/07
Name of Submitter
Oren Ohrenstein Charles Kalman
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