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Testimony of Rita Goldschmidt, born in Munich, Germany, 1928, regarding her experiences in Koenigsberg, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen

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Testimony of Rita Goldschmidt, born in Munich, Germany, 1928, regarding her experiences in Koenigsberg, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen Life before the war after the Nazi rise to power; life in Koenigsberg; her brother makes aliya to Eretz Israel; her brother's return to Germany for a visit and his murder on the street, 1938. Deportation to Theresienstadt with her family, 1941; life in Theresienstadt; receives help from German women who are neighbors and from women who work on behalf of the SS in Theresienstadt; deportation to Auschwitz with her family, 1942; camp life; transfer to Bergen-Belsen with two of her sisters, 1943; camp life; liberation by the British Army, 1945. Hospitalization; move to Dresden; life with a girlfriend while hiding in the machine room of the "Palestina" ship; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945.
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7664729
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Rita
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Goldshmidt
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22/06/1928
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Muenchen, Germany
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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04/03/09
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04/03/09
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Goldschmidt Rita
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection