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Testimony of Rae Rose (Rothman) Rubinstein, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Australian Army, Bergen-Belsen DP camp, Linz DP camp, Wels DP camp and in other places

Testimony
Testimony of Rae Rose (Rothman) Rubinstein, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Australian Army, Bergen-Belsen DP camp, Linz DP camp, Wels DP camp and in other places Service in the Australian Air Force during World War II, 1945-1949 [should be: 1939-1945]. Travel to London, 1945; volunteers to work in Bergen-Belsen DP camp in the context of the Jewish Relief office, 1946; work in the camp as the person responsible for children ages 0-6 years old and women who are pregnant; help to the aliya institute [Jewish Agency] to coordinate the issue of forged documents and illegal aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946-1947; move to Linz DP camp, 1947; work as a volunteer in the camp; move to Wels DP camp, 1947; work as a volunteer in the camp; help to Aliya Bet in the move of refugees from Saalfelden camp in Austria to Italy en route to Eretz Israel, 1947; move back to London, 1947; move to Paris; move to Marseille; joins an illegal aliya group (from the United States and Great Britain) [?], 1948; aliya to Eretz Israel on the illegal aliya "Pan York" ship, 1948; enlists in the IDF; War of Independence, 1948; life in Israel; life in Australia; life in the United States.
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8452090
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Rae
Rei
Rose
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Rubinshtein
Rubinstein
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Rothman
Rotman
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1923
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Brisbane, Australia
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Testimony
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English
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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04/11/09
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04/11/09
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Rubinstein Rothman Rae Rose
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YES
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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