Testimony of Jenny (Weintraub) Weil, born in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 1932, regarding her experiences in Luxembourg, Marseille, Annemasse, Zurich, Heiden and other places
Testimony of Jenny (Weintraub) Weil, born in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 1932, regarding her experiences in Luxembourg, Marseille, Annemasse, Zurich, Heiden and other places
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny (Weintraub) Weil, born in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 1932, regarding her experiences in Luxembourg, Marseille, Annemasse, Zurich, Heiden and other places
Her childhood with her family; her father serves as the rabbi of Luxembourg.
German Army occupation of Luxembourg; escape by train in the direction of Cuba via the Spanish border; death of people in the train from hunger due to the closure of the gates; burial of the corpses by her father; transfer by train to a detention camp in Bayonne; move to Marseille with help from her uncle; help from the OSE organization by giving them food and forged documents; attends a Catholic school; detention of Jewish men; deportation of the men in the direction of the East; escape of her father and brother on a boat; life in a children's home with help from the OSE; escape to Annemasse; move via a river to the Swiss border with help from a Swiss guard; life with the Plotchnik family in Zurich; move to a children's home in Heiden; life in Switzerland.
Move to Belgium; reunion with her family members in Belgium; activities in the Bachad youth movement; emigration to the United States.
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item Id
7785930
First Name
Jenny
Zheni
Last Name
Veil
Weil
Maiden Name
Veintraub
Weintraub
Date of Birth
29/11/1932
Place of Birth
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Type of material
Testimony
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives