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Testimony of Hanny Hanneke (Koopman) Hengali, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1938, regarding her experiences as a child in the Netherlands while using a false identity

Testimony
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Testimony of Hanny Hanneke (Koopman) Hengali, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1938, regarding her experiences as a child in the Netherlands while using a false identity Separation from her parents; entrusted to non-Jewish families, 1943; changing of her name to "Hanneke Krebs"; deportation of her parents to Auschwitz; liberation of the Netherlands. Reunion with her sister; lack of desire to return to Judaism; move to a Jewish orphanage, 1946; receives information regarding the death of her parents; move to her relatives in Chile, 1947; life in Chile; joins the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement; aliya to Israel, 1954; recognition of Gesina Krebs and family as Righteous Among the Nations.
item Id
7273106
First Name
Hanka
Hanneke
Hanny
Heni
Last Name
Chingali
Hengali
Khengali
Maiden Name
Kofman
Koopman
Kupman
Date of Birth
06/09/1938
Place of Birth
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/07/08
Date of Creation - latest
01/07/08
Name of Submitter
Hangly Hanny
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