Testimony of Zvi Herman Katz, born in Sanok, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Berlin, Zagreb, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1941

Testimony of Zvi Herman Katz, born in Sanok, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Berlin, Zagreb, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1941 Life before the war; ultra-Orthodox family; move to Berlin, 1931; life in Berlin including studies; Nazi rise to power, 1933; anti-Jewish restrictions; work in kosher ritual slaughter [of meat], which was illegal. Deportation of his father to Poland, 1938; escape in a group of young people under the protection of Recha Freier (the founder of Youth Aliyah), 1940; illegally crosses the border to Yugoslavia; escape to Zagreb; life in Zagreb in the homes of Jewish families; studies; escape to Greece, 1941; escape to Turkey; escape to Syria; escape to Lebanon; aliya to Eretz Israel during the intermediate days of Pesach (April), 1941.