Testimony of Micha Itzhak Vertheim, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1942, regarding his experiences as a baby in the home of a member of the Dutch underground in Voorschoten
Testimony of Micha Itzhak Vertheim, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1942, regarding his experiences as a baby in the home of a member of the Dutch underground in Voorschoten
Testimony
Testimony of Micha Itzhak Vertheim, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1942, regarding his experiences as a baby in the home of a member of the Dutch underground in Voorschoten
Smuggled by a member of the Dutch underground to the home of Dr. Martinus van der Stoel (later recognized by Yad Vashem as a Righteous among the Nations) in Voorschoten, when the witness was a three month old baby; life in the home of the town's physician; registered in the population registry under the name Michil Martinati; activities by the physician in the Dutch underground; the physician escapes from the house during acts of revenge by the underground; the witness' parents are hidden in Rotterdam during the period of the deportations;
Assistance by his rescuers in the witness' gradual return to his parents in 1945; aliya to Israel, 1960.
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item Id
8997998
First Name
Mikha
Yitzkhak
Last Name
Vertheim
Date of Birth
16/06/1942
Place of Birth
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives