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Testimony of Margot (Wolf) Minzer, born in Goerske, Germany, 1924, regarding her experiences in Goerske, Berlin, Naper and Shaghai

Testimony
Testimony of Margot (Wolf) Minzer, born in Goerske, Germany, 1924, regarding her experiences in Goerske, Berlin, Naper and Shaghai Life before the war; secular family; ban on Jews' sports activities; "Boycott Day", economic boycott on Germany's Jews, 1933; closure of her family's store by the police. Deportation of her father to Buchenwald; receives help and her father’s quick release; purchase of tickets for travel by ship to Shanghai, 1939; separation with her family from local people; escape to Berlin; escape by train to Naper; escape to Shanghai on a ship; life in Shanghai; outbreak of the war; relations with Japanese people; death of people due to malnutrition; observance of the Pesach Seder in a school; local air-raids. Aliya to Israel, 1949.
item Id
6771313
First Name
Margot
Last Name
Mintzer
Minzer
Maiden Name
Volf
Wolf
Date of Birth
1924
Place of Birth
Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
28/11/07
Date of Creation - latest
28/11/07
Name of Submitter
Minzer Margot
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