Testimony of Biniamyn Ginzberg, born in Vilna, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Amsterdam, Antwerp, in hiding in Amsterdam and other places

Testimony of Biniamyn Ginzberg, born in Vilna, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Amsterdam, Antwerp, in hiding in Amsterdam and other places From a traditional family; his sister’s aliya to Eretz Israel, 1935; move to Switzerland to continue his studies, 1938; joins an aliya training facility in Italy, February 1939; disbanding of the facility as a result of the alliance between Italy and Germany; move to the Netherlands to an aliya facility near Amsterdam. German occupation, May 1940; help from the Dutch underground in finding hiding places; obtains an identity card from a Dutch citizen; plan to escape to Spain with a group; detention in Antwerp; work constructing fortifications on the banks of the canal for pay; work for Todt in southern France; transfer back and forth between France and the Netherlands, 1943-1944; hidden by the Lubert family in the Netherlands, August 1944-May 1945. Aliya to Eretz Israel as part of Aliya Bet on the ship, "Tel Chai", 1946.