Testimony of Esther Eva (Spiller) Klein, born in Budapest, Hungary, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Kiskoros and more
Testimony of Esther Eva (Spiller) Klein, born in Budapest, Hungary, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Kiskoros and more
Testimony
Testimony of Esther Eva (Spiller) Klein, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1926, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Kiskoros and more
Life in Budapest until March 1944.
Concentration in a school, 16 October [1944?]; labor digging [anti] tank [trenches] near Vacbottyan; delivery [distribution] of protection certificates (Schutzpass) by her mother; tearing up of one of the certificates by an Iron Cross [should be: Arrow Cross] officer, deliberation on whether to give the remaining certificate to her friend in order to save her life; transfer to Swiss protection; deportation to the ghetto; death of her brother; his burial in exchange for cigarettes; liberation by the Red Army.
Escape to Kiskoros; unsuccessful escape attempt to Czechoslovakia; escape; transfer back as a result of being informed on; detention by the KGB, 1953; receiving letters from her husband through the jailers; bribing the merchant [should be: jailer] after Stalin's death for the purpose of release from jail; illegal border crossing after the Hungarian revolution; life after the war; aliya to Israel, 1957.
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item Id
8075281
First Name
Esther
Eva
Last Name
Klein
Maiden Name
Shpiler
Spiller
Date of Birth
1926
Place of Birth
Budapest, Hungary
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives