Testimony of Mordechai Winter, born in Halberstadt, Germany, 1924, regarding his experiences in Halberstadt and in Israel

Testimony of Mordechai Winter, born in Halberstadt, Germany, 1924, regarding his experiences in Halberstadt and in Israel His family's move to Halberstadt, 1921; his childhood in his parent's home; Life after the Nazi rise to power, including antisemitism and acts of abuse against the Jews, 1933; Zionist activities of his family members; announcement by the Government of Poland regarding the revocation of Polish citizenship [of the Jews living outside the borders of Poland], 1938; deportation to Poland of Jews lacking [German] citizenship; capture of his parents by the Gestapo; transfer of Jews who were originally from Poland to a prison in Halberstadt, October 1938; release of his mother; deportation of his father to the East; Kristallnacht events, 1938; application to the Polish Consul to issue a passport; application to the Gestapo to issue a passport; receives a passport; receives a certificate from the British authorities, February 1939; move of his younger brother to London by train; travel to make aliya to Eretz Israel by train via Leipzig, April 1939; move to Trieste; aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Palestina" [?] ship; enlistment [?], 1941; service in the Coast Guard. Enlistment in the IDF, May 1948.