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Correspondence between Enguerrand Lepère in France, the United States, and Spain and Mathilde Turpyn in Saint-Quentin, France, between 2008 and 2014 Background of the letters: Enguerrand met Mathilde at his school in Péronne during a lecture she gave on the subject of her experiences in the Holocaust; In the letters, Mathilde speaks of her deportation from Paris with her sister Esther to the Drancy camp and Auschwitz, the death marches to Bergen Belsen, and the death of her sister in the camp; the letters mention emotional issues. Also in the file: - Letter from Sophie Turpyn to her mother Mathilde...

File Number : 5435

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter, Speech

Language : Spanish, French

Memoirs of Yona and Meir Shpigelman from Tuczyn, regarding their experiences in Novograd-Volynskiy, in Chelyabinsk, in the Tuczyn Ghetto, in hiding in Tuczyn, and regarding liberation and their aliya to Israel The memoirs of Yona and Meir Shpigelman were written by their son David Shpigelman in 2014, based on their account: Marriage in 1939; residence in Tuczyn; the family owns a shop selling textile fabrics (Meir sewed and sold hats); entry of the Red Army into Tuczyn, closing of the family store and the recruitment of Meir to produce hats for the Red Army; retreat of the Red Army and the escape of Meir,...

File Number : 11005

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Aaron Van-Leeven's regarding his family’s experiences in The Hague, Theresienstadt, Westerbork and Barneveld, transfer to Switzerland and aliya to Eretz Israel

Memoirs of Aaron Van-Leeven's regarding his family’s experiences in The Hague, Theresienstadt, Westerbork and Barneveld, transfer to Switzerland and aliya to Eretz Israel - memoirs and reflections "Tien autobiographical schetsen" (Ten autobiographical pictures) written by Aaron Van-Leeven, born in Schoonhoven on 7 June 1930, regarding his family's experiences in the Holocaust; (The memoirs were written following a roots trip in Holland in 1986 and are not written in chronological order); (second edition published in Beer Sheva in June 1995); - childhood in The Hague and faith; deportation of Aaron's sisters...

File Number : 10989

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Dutch

Memoirs of Gabriele (Herzberg) Romain, regarding her move from Germany to England on the Kindertransport, and the move of Julius and Cäcilie Herzberg to England; letters and documentation regarding the Herzberg and Kaplan families Memoirs of Gabriele (Herzberg) Romain, born in Leipzig on 11/10/1928, regarding her family's experiences during the war: Her parents were Julius Herzberg (originally from Poland) and Cäcilie Cilly (Kaplan) Herzberg (originally from Russia); rise to power of the Nazis in 1933; unsuccessful attempts to emigrate from Germany; deportation of Polish Jews from Germany in 1938; Julius,...

File Number : 10956

Type of Material : Identity Card, Death Certificate, Poem/song, Passport, Postcard, Announcement, Letter, Memoirs, Birth Certificate

Language : English, German

Correspondence between Maurice Schapira in Stalag IV A in Germany and Louise Lea and Suzanne Schapira in Paris, 1940-1943; letters regarding the death of Maurice; letters to Suzanne (Schapira) Velleman, and others Personal letters: - Correspondence between Maurice Schapira in Stalag IV A in Hohnstein, Germany and his wife Louise Lea Lola Schapira and his daughter Suzanne Sarah in Paris, 1940-1943; - Letter written by Suzanne in France and sent to her mother Louise Schapira in France, after the war; Letters related to the death of Maurice Schapira: - Letter from the Secrétariat d'État à la Défense in...

File Number : 4786

Type of Material : Envelope, Letter, Diary, Postcard, Personal Documents

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, German

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