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Testimony of Kiti Kendla Katz, born in Klobucko, Poland, 1926, regarding her experiences in Antwerp, Lille, Lyon, Lucerne and other places
Testimony of Kiti Kendla Katz, born in Klobucko, Poland, 1926, regarding her experiences in Antwerp, Lille, Lyon, Lucerne and other places
Religious family; move to Antwerp, 1930; life in Antwerp; death of their father, 1937; witness attends a state school.
Outbreak of the war; escape to Lille; escape to Saint Paul; return to Antwerp; buying of food in villages in the area; deportation of Jews, autumn 1942; escape to her sisters in France; life in Lyon; illegally crosses the border to Switzerland; escape to Lucerne; life in Lucerne in a hotel with refugees; takes care of children in a camp in the area; work for farmers in a village; move with her older sister to a camp for families; aliya training with Bachad.
Aliya to Eretz Israel with her sister, summer 1945.
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item Id
6664846
First Name
Kendela
Kendla
Kiti
Last Name
Katz
Date of Birth
15/11/1926
Place of Birth
Klobucko, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/08/07
Date of Creation - latest
15/08/07
Name of Submitter
Katz Kendla
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection