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Testimony of Yehuda Miklosh Vinter Talmon, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1929, regarding his experiences in Budapest including living in a marked house and in hiding

Testimony
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Testimony of Yehuda Miklosh Vinter Talmon, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1929, regarding his experiences in Budapest including living in a marked house and in hiding Residence in the Christian Quarter; displays of antisemitism; transfer to a Jewish school, 1939. Drafting of the witness' brother into a labor battalion, 1943; German occupation, 1944; confiscation of the family shop and its inventory; deportation to marked houses; air-raids on his street and the nearby railroad station; harassment by Arrow Cross men; Salaszi's revolution; turning to the Church and asking for help; acceptance into a protected house under the protection of the Vatican; Arrow Cross raids on the house; murder of the residents; his mother's hiding in the linen trunk; cruelty of the area commander; hunger; appeal to the priests for help; capture in the street; liberation by the Red Army. Hashomer Hatzair activities; crossing the border illegally into Austria; aliya to Israel, 1949; founding Kibbutz Givat Oz.
item Id
7501609
First Name
Miklosh
Yehuda
Last Name
Talmon
Vinter
Date of Birth
23/04/1929
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
06/10/08
Date of Creation - latest
06/10/08
Name of Submitter
Talmon Yehuda
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository