Testimony of Joel Beer, born in Bouxwiller, France, 1936, regarding his experiences in Bouxwiller, in hiding in Balanod, and in Lyon, England and Israel

Testimony of Joel Beer, born in Bouxwiller, France, 1936, regarding his experiences in Bouxwiller, in hiding in Balanod, and in Lyon, England and Israel German Army occupation of Bouxwiller, 1940; draft of his father into the French Army; deportation of his father to concentration camps after he was informed on; deportation to Dole camp with his mother, grandmother and brother, 1940; transfer to a village; escape; in hiding, under Vichy rule, while hidden by a French Catholic family in Balanod, 1940; in hiding due to fear of capture by the Germans; his mother's work as a seamstress in the village; liberation by the US Army, 1945. His father's return; his family's move to Lyon, 1946; emigration to England; life in England including attending school in London, 1947; his family's move back to Lyon, 1948; aliya to Israel, 1949; life in Israel.