Testimony of Anny (Ballek) Lohr, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1917, regarding her experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Hamburg and Bergen-Belsen

Testimony of Anny (Ballek) Lohr, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1917, regarding her experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Hamburg and Bergen-Belsen From a traditional, Zionist family; preparations for aliya to Eretz Israel; unsuccessful attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Patria"; return home due to illness. German occupation, 1939; deportation to Theresienstadt, autumn 1940; handing over of valuables; separation between men and women; camp life including labor in the laundry, performances and cultural life; transfer to Auschwitz; camp life; tattoo with number 73255; transfer to Hamburg; camp life including forced labor; transfer to Bergen-Belsen by train; the German Army flees, May 1945; typhus; liberation of the camp. Return to Prague; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1948.