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Testimony of David Desio Mitner, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Budapest

Testimony
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Testimony of David Desio Mitner, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Budapest Orphaned of his mother. Draft of his father to labor battalions, 1943; life in Budapest as a homeless person; murder of Jews and the throwing of their corpses into the Duna River; life on the street; deportation to the Budapest Ghetto; life in marked houses; liberation by the Red Army; attitude of the Soviet soldiers. Activities in the Dror-Habonim movement; illegal aliya attempt to Eretz Israel on the "Exodus" ship, 1947; aliya to Israel, 1948.
item Id
7207518
First Name
David
Desio
Dezho
Last Name
Mitner
Date of Birth
17/03/1933
Place of Birth
Budapest, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/06/08
Date of Creation - latest
01/06/08
Name of Submitter
Mitner David
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