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Testimony of Ytic Herscovici, born in Vaslui, Romania, 1917 regarding life in Bucharest and forced labor

Testimony

Residence on the Jewish street, Bucharest; Daily life in the years 1941-1944; forced labor and imprisonment for absence from forced labor; Aliya to Israel, 1948.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Amos Albert Veis, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1934, regarding his experiences as a child in Brussels and hidden in the home by the Delgey family

Testimony

Testimony of Amos Albert Veis, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1934, regarding his experiences as a child in Brussels and hidden in the home by the Delgey family Life before the war; well-to-do religious family. German occupation, May 1940; transfer with his brother to a village in the area; life in the home of the Delgey family, farmers; attends a nun's school; activities as a singer in a church choir; description of church ceremonies; end of the war. Return with her brother by her mother; return to the family home; joins Hashomer Hatzair; difficulties returning to Judaism; aliya to Israel with Youth...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Abraham Reznik, born in Swir, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Swir, the Michaliszki Ghetto, Schischmaren, Kaiserwald and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Abraham Reznik, born in Swir, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Swir, the Michaliszki Ghetto, Schischmaren, Kaiserwald and other places Life before the war; Hechalutz Hatzair activities. Outbreak of the war, 1939; Soviet occupation; German occupation, 1941; deportation to the Michaliszki Ghetto; ghetto life including escape; escape back to the ghetto; deportation to Schischmaren; camp life including paving highways; transfer to Kaiserwald; camp life; transfer to Rehmsdorf; camp life; transfer to Buchenwald; camp life; approach of the front; evacuation of Buchenwald and transfer to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Joseph Zumerkorn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Bialystok and Malkinia

Testimony

Testimony of Joseph Zumerkorn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Bialystok and Malkinia Family of craftsmen; Jewish community and cultural life. Outbreak of the war; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto with his family; escape to Bialystok; work in a sawmill in Malkinia. Return to Poland; DP camp life in Beuthen, 1945; aliya to Israel via Marseille on the "Negbah" ship, 1949.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Sonia Suzanne (Leibel) Leroy Eshel, born in Tarnow, Poland, 1931, regarding her experiences in Tarnow, Brussels and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Sonia Suzanne (Leibel) Leroy Eshel, born in Tarnow, Poland, 1931, regarding her experiences in Tarnow, Brussels and in hiding Displays of antisemitism; non-Zionist family; emigration to Belgium, 1938; witness attends school in French. Attempt to escape to France; return to Belgium; German occupation; anti-Jewish restrictions; ban on studies; yellow badge; curfew; deportation of her parents to Malines; "Aktion"; deportation of her parents, 1942; her two sisters are placed in an orphanage; move of her grandmother to an old age home, by the Queen Mother; deportation of her sisters and two aunts...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rachel Roza (Tier) Verech, born in Bilgoraj, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Bilgoraj, Tarnopol, Siberia, Uzbekistan and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Rachel Roza (Tier) Verech, born in Bilgoraj, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Bilgoraj, Tarnopol, Siberia, Uzbekistan and other places Life in Bilgoraj before the war. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to Tarnopol with her family; life in Tarnopol including deportation to Siberia; life in Siberia; release and transfer to Uzbekistan with her family; transfer to Tadzhikistan; life in Tadzhikistan including relations with the non-Jewish population. Move to Lodz with help from UNRRA, 1945; life in Lodz; life in the Bytom DP camp; life in the Stuttgart DP camp; life in...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lion Gershon, born in Berkovitsa, Bulgaria, 1924, regarding his experiences in Berkovitsa, as a forced laborer in Lovech and the Pleven area, and with the partisans

Testimony

Testimony of Lion Gershon, born in Berkovitsa, Bulgaria, 1924, regarding his experiences in Berkovitsa, as a forced laborer in Lovech and the Pleven area, and with the partisans Life in Berkovitsa before the war; family with hardships; his father is sick; witness attends a state elementary school. Outbreak of the war; transfer to forced labor in Lovech; life in the Pleven area including labor clearing rubble and paving roads; joins the partisans; activities with the partisans, 1944; Soviet occupation. Meets emissaries from Eretz Israel; joins youth movements; move to Bucharest; move to Austria; move to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Natan Meshulam, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1923, regarding his experiences in Peshtera, Sveti Vrach and Lovech

Testimony

Testimony of Natan Meshulam, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1923, regarding his experiences in labor battalions in Peshtera, Sveti Vrach and Lovech Life before the war. Drafted to labor battalions, 1942; transfer to Peshtera within the labor battalion; transfer to Sveti Vrach within the labor battalion; transfer to Lovech within the labor battalion; liberation by the Red Army, 1944. Life after the war; aliya to Eretz Israel via Naples on the ship, "Negbah".

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Suzana Zipora (Hertz) Porn, born in Mokrin, Yugoslavia, 1930, regarding her experiences in Zenta, Seona, Budapest, Seged, Baja, Auschwitz and Zittau

Testimony

Testimony of Suzana Zipora (Hertz) Porn, born in Mokrin, Yugoslavia, 1930, regarding her experiences in Zenta, Seona, Budapest, Seged, Baja, Auschwitz and Zittau Life before the war; move to Zenta; attends a Serbian school; relations with the non-Jewish population; Hashomer Hatzair activities. Outbreak of the war, 1939; decrees including the yellow badge; displays of antisemitism in school; escape of her father to Hungary and his detention; expulsion from school; deportation to Seona; transfer to Budapest, 1944; transfer to Seged via Zittau; transfer to Baja; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life including...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rivka Katalin (Keizler) Ivri, born in Debrecen, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Mateszalka Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Stutthof

Testimony

Testimony of Rivka Katalin (Keizler) Ivri, born in Debrecen, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Mateszalka Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Stutthof Life before the war; attends a Jewish school. German occupation, 1941; deportation to the Mateszalka Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; separation from her family; selection; transfer to Stutthof; camp life including labor for the Germans in a Dynamit Nobel factory; transfer on foot to an unknown destination, 1945; liberation by the Red Army; forced labor digging for the Red Army; escape to Hungary with help from the Red Cross. Help from...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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