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Testimony of Dora (Susswein) Jacobsohn, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1940, regarding her experiences in Antwerp and in hiding

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Testimony of Dora (Susswein) Jacobsohn, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1940, regarding her experiences in Antwerp and in hiding Family life before the war. German occupation of Antwerp, May 1940; escape of her family to the villages in the area; escape of her family to southern France; return to Antwerp; birth of her brother, March 1942; escape of her family to the villages in the area, summer 1942; underground activities of her father; changing hiding places; being hidden by the Herremans family (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations); capture of her father while traveling to Antwerp; separation from her mother and her brother; changing hiding places out of fear of being informed on; visits of her mother; church attendance; air-raids; end of war, May 1945. Reunion with her mother; return to Antwerp; life after the war; receiving information about the fate of her father who jumped from a train in Transport Number 20; aliya to Israel, 1964.
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item Id
8635322
First Name
Dora
Last Name
Iakobson
Jacobsohn
Maiden Name
Susswein
Zusvein
Date of Birth
23/04/1940
Place of Birth
Antwerpen, Belgium
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13316
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/02/10
Date of Creation - latest
04/02/10
Name of Submitter
Jacobsohn Susswein Dora
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
41
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection