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Testimony of Toni (Tauba Susskind)Veber, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1927regarding persecution of the Jews of Antwerp and her escape to Switzerland

Testimony

Childhood in Antwerp; arrival of refugees from Germany; German occupation, May 1940; failed escape attempt to England; anti-Jewish legislation; expulsion from school; evening curfew; Aryanization; activity in Bnei Akiva; escape with her brother from Antwerp, 1942; illegally crossing the border into France with forged documents; illegally crossing the border into Switzerland in the Annecy area; capture by Swiss gendarmes and deportation back to France; re-crossing the border into Switzerland; life in a refugee camp near Zurich; assistance from a local nun; end of the war, May 1945; Aliya to Eretz Israel,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Paula (Formiggini) Nachshoni, born in Modena, Italy, 1921, regarding her experiences in Modena, Milan, in hiding and in Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Paula (Formiggini) Nachshoni, born in Modena, Italy, 1921, regarding her experiences in Modena, Milan, in hiding and in Switzerland Her childhood in an educated, religious family; anti-Jewish legislation, September 1938; termination of studies; transfer to a Jewish school in Milan; decrease of her father's work; deportation of young Jews to labor; arrival of Jewish youth and refugees from Yugoslavia to Villa Emma and Nonantola. German Army occupation [of Italy], September 1943; escape from their home; in hiding in a village including fear of being informed on; illegally crosses the border to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Judit Somogy Rudwein, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1918, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Judit Somogy Rudwein, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1918, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel Childhood in a cultured, wealthy and assimilated home; Outbreak of the war; meets Jewish refugees; receives news of the murder of Jews; imposition of limits on Jews; marriage, 1937; birth of her daughter, 1938; work until 1944; move to a (marked) Jewish house; transport to Bergen-Belsen on the Kasztner train; camp life for half a year including education and culture; liberation of some of the inmates, August 1944; doubts arising regarding the success of the...

File Number : 13278

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lea (Binenfeld) Glucks, born in Pakrac, Yugoslavia, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in Zagreb, Ljubljana, Montiglio and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Lea (Binenfeld) Glucks, born in Pakrac, Yugoslavia, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in Zagreb, Ljubljana, Montiglio and Switzerland Life before the war; move to Zagreb; life in Zagreb; joins the activities in the Jewish community. German occupation, 10 April 1941; anti-Jewish restrictions including the yellow badge; escape to the Italian occupied zone; detention by members of the Ustasha movement; rescue by a member of the Ustasha movement; escape to Ljubljana; life in Ljubljana including being called up to present herself to the Italian authorities; move to Montiglio; life in...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Maurice Lustig, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1935, regarding his experiences in Nice, Champery and Tourhaldiman

Testimony

Testimony of Maurice Lustig, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1935, regarding his experiences in Nice, Champery and Tourhaldiman Family were originally from Poland. Outbreak of the war; escape attempts to the United States and Spain; escape to Nice, 1940; life in the Washington Hotel; escape to Switzerland vie Aix Les Bains, 1943; life in Champery; move to Tourhaldiman; placed in the Asher Jewish institution with the help of the Joint; end of the war. Return of the family to Belgium with the help of the Red Cross, 1945; aliya to Israel, 1975.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Klara Bruria (Zingfer) Harari, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in hiding in Lembeye, Brens Sur Gailac, OSE institutions in France and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Klara Bruria (Zingfer) Harari, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in hiding in Lembeye, Brens Sur Gailac, OSE institutions in France and Switzerland The family were originally an ultra-orthodox family from Poland; her father distributes bread. Outbreak of the war; escape of the family to Lembeye; life in hiding in a village; escape to Brens Sur Gailac; camp life; rumours of deportation to Rivesaltes and escape; move with the help of the OSE to Palavas Les Flots Herault; move to the Chateau Du Couret institution; move to Tavannes to the Henri Dunant...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tatiana Aviva (Goldstein) Glazer, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences in Belgrade, Zemun camp and as a refugee in Italy and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Tatiana Aviva (Goldstein) Glazer, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences in Belgrade, Zemun camp and as a refugee in Italy and Switzerland From a well-to-do family. Outbreak of the war, 06 April 1941; German occupation; decrees; deportation of her father to Topovske supe and Banjica camps; deportation of the witness and her mother to Zemun camp; camp life; release with the intervention of the Italian Ambassador, January 1942; move to Trieste; move to a village near Arsiero with refugee status; good relations with the Italian population; German occupation, September...

File Number : 12531

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Survey of the situation in the Nazi-occupied countries as reported in the Nazi press, the local press and witnesses, with emphasis on the situation of the Jews, January 1943

Survey of the situation in the Nazi-occupied countries as reported in the Nazi press, the local press and witnesses, with emphasis on the situation of the Jews, January 1943 Survey regarding the attitude of the churches towards the Jews in the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland; no information arriving from the ghettos in Poland; waiving of customs charges between the Generalgouvernement and the Reich; kerosene factories in Galicia under German ownership; improvements in the conditions of outstanding Polish workers; Polish railroad workers; establishment of a German Archive in Poznan; medical treatment for...

File Number : 5

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Arie Lieb Lewinnek, born in Berlin, 1927, regarding his experiences and those of his family in Belgium, France and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Arie Lieb Lewinnek, born in Berlin, 1927, regarding his experiences and those of his family in Belgium, France and Switzerland Established family based in Germany for generations; Nuremberg Laws, 1934; return of the family to Berlin after several months in Switzerland and then they move to Brussels; problems supporting themselves; leaving all their property behind in Germany; education, Zionist youth activities, 1938-1939; his father's arrest on suspicion of espionage because he is a German citizen, May 1940, and his father's deportation to the Saint Cyprien camp in southern France; the rest...

File Number : 12006

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Erika Cohen-Moyal, born in Baden-Baden, 1932, regarding her experiences in France and escape to Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Erika Cohen-Moyal, born in Baden-Baden, 1932, regarding her experiences in France and escape to Switzerland Emigration of the family to Paris from Germany. Arrest of her father by the French Police, 1940; with help from the OSE organization, she and her sisters are transferred to a children's home in Chateau-Chaumont in the Creuse area, where they remain until 1943; disbanding of children's home due to persecution; arrest by the French police; escape; circumstances surrounding her serious injury while crossing the border into Switzerland; medical attention; life with a foster family....

File Number : 12028

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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