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Testimony of Shoshana (Veinberger) Kohn, born in Holesov, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Holesov and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939

Testimony
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Testimony of Shoshana (Veinberger) Kohn, born in Holesov, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Holesov and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939 Life before the war; activities in the Maccabi Hatzair movement; aliya training. Robbery of jewelry by SS men while on a train; aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Galilea" ship, July 1939; correspondence with her parents with help from the Red Cross organization; receives knowledge regarding the implementation of anti-Jewish restrictions; receives knowledge regarding the deportation of her parents to Theresienstadt, 1941; receives knowledge regarding her parent's life in Theresienstadt camp including her father's cultural and educational activities; deportation of her parents to Auschwitz; murder of her parents.
item Id
6867610
First Name
Shoshana
Last Name
Kohen
Kohn
Maiden Name
Veinberger
Date of Birth
12/03/1924
Place of Birth
Rymice, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
20/12/07
Date of Creation - latest
20/12/2007
Name of Submitter
Kohn Shoshana
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