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Testimony of Ruth (Steckelmacher) Federman, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Prague until 1940
Testimony
Testimony of Ruth (Steckelmacher) Federman, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Prague until 1940
Family background and childhood in Prague; attends a local elementary school and a science high school in Prague; Blau-Weiss youth group membership.
German occupation; worsening treatment of Jews by the Nazi regime; expulsion from school; being forced to change her name to "Sara".
Unsuccessful aliya attempt to Eretz Israel, 1940; receiving information about fate of her mother and her brother.
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item Id
8667961
First Name
Rut
Ruth
Last Name
Federman
Maiden Name
Steckelmacher
Date of Birth
01/04/1926
Place of Birth
Prostejov, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
14/02/2010
Date of Creation - latest
14/02/2010
Name of Submitter
Federman Steckelmacher Ruth
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection