Testimony of Wilma (Kertzner) Ernst, born in Altona, Germany, 1927, regarding her experiences in Altona, Hamburg, Zbaszyn and move to London in the context of the Kindertransport
Testimony of Wilma (Kertzner) Ernst, born in Altona, Germany, 1927, regarding her experiences in Altona, Hamburg, Zbaszyn and move to London in the context of the Kindertransport
Testimony
Testimony of Wilma (Kertzner) Ernst, born in Altona, Germany, 1927, regarding her experiences in Altona, Hamburg, Zbaszyn and move to London in the context of the Kindertransport
Life before the war; religious life; ban on ritual slaughter; membership in the Brit Hanoar Hayehudi [Bund Jüdischer Jugend] movement, 1933; imposition of an economic boycott on the Jews.
Escape to Hamburg, 1938; life in Hamburg; detention of her father in the police station, by Gestapo men; deportation to Zbaszyn with Jews of Polish citizenship; life in Zbaszyn; singing of Kol Nidrei on Yom Kippur; receives food packages from Lodz; move to London in the context of the Kindertransport; life in London with the Wolf family; work in textile factory; move of her sister and brother to London with the help of the B--- (?) organization.
Marriage; visit in Germany; discussions with German students.
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item Id
7291358
First Name
Wilhelmena
Wilma
Last Name
Ernst
Maiden Name
Kertzner
Date of Birth
1927
Place of Birth
Altona, Germany
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives