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Testimony of Joseph Folk, born in Cece, Hungary, 1926, regarding his experiences in Cece and labor battalions in Bor

Testimony
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Testimony of Joseph Folk, born in Cece, Hungary, 1926, regarding his experiences in Cece and labor battalions in Bor Life before the war; well-to-do family; attends a Hungarian school and high school; unsuccessful emigration attempts to Australia and Eretz Israel, 1938; Zionist youth movement activities. Outbreak of the war; restrictions on the Jews; confiscation of businesses and livelihood; deportation with his father to Auschwitz; murder of his father, April 1944; transfer to a labor battalion in Bor (Mine); Yugoslavian partisan activities; deportation of the Hungarian Army; liberation, September 1944. Move to Timisoara; life in Timisoara; help of the community to survivors and providing them with clothing, food and accommodation in homes for two months; return to Cece; life in Cece; aliya to Israel, 29 November 1948.
item Id
7475757
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Folk
Date of Birth
1926
Place of Birth
Cece, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
24/09/08
Date of Creation - latest
24/09/08
Name of Submitter
Pollak Josef
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