Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom
Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom
Testimony
Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom
Life with his family [in Kerecky?]; Jewish community life [in Kerecky]; move to Orsowa; life in Orsowa including attending school and learning in a "heder".
Hungarian Army occupation [of Orsowa], 1939; draft to the labor battalions before Yom Kippur; transfer to Komarom; camp life including the decree regarding wearing a yellow badge, and forced labor; transfer of the inmates on foot under the supervision of Hungarian Gendarmerie men; escape with a friend; deportation of his family members to Auschwitz.
Illegal aliya attempt to Eretz Israel with Aliya Bet via Austria and Italy, 1944; detention in Atlit; release by Haganah men; life in Israel.
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item Id
9071959
First Name
Ber
Dov
Izidor
Last Name
Levanoni
Veis
Weiss
Date of Birth
01/01/1921
Place of Birth
Kerecky, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives