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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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6664846
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Kendela
Kendla
Kiti
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Katz
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15/11/1926
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Klobucko, Poland
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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15/08/07
details.fullDetails.latestDate
15/08/07
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Katz Kendla
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection