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Testimony of Rabbi David Kallan, born in 1921, regarding his experiences in a camp in Yugoslavia

Testimony of Rabbi David Kallan, born in 1921, regarding his experiences in a camp in Yugoslavia Life in a camp in Yugoslavia, from June 1943; liberation. Life in Germany; life in Hungary. Receipt of information regarding the escape of his wife from the ghetto [?] and concerning the experiences of his parents in Theresienstadt and their survival.

Type of Material : Secondary Testimony

Language : English

Article by Frantisek Kujan regarding the murder of three inmates in the Gestapo prison in Senica in a forest near Hlboke, November 1944

Article by Frantisek Kujan regarding the murder of three inmates in the Gestapo prison in Senica in a forest near Hlboke, November 1944 The names of the murdered people are: Mrs. Traub, Thereza Haberfeld and a Serb named Protic. The submitter of the material is the great-grandaughter of Tereza Haberfeld.

File Number : 131

Type of Material : Record of Murdered Persons, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Slovak

Documentation regarding the fate of the Serbian Vojislav Radenkovic from Vienna including a request to be incarcerated under Schutzhaftbefehl (protective custody) and a permit confirming the return of his restaurant to his ownership, 03 May 1945 Ownership of a restaurant by the Serbian Vojislav Radenkovic; marriage of Radenkovic to a Jewish woman; arrest on suspicion of anti-Nazi activity and assistance to Jews, 31 March 1941; confiscation of his restaurant.

File Number : 478

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Testimony of Rafael Lau, born in Budapest, 1919, regarding his experiences in Yugoslavia, Hungary and in labor battalions

Testimony

Testimony of Rafael Lau, born in Budapest, 1919, regarding his experiences in Yugoslavia, Hungary and in labor battalions Family and pre-war atmosphere of co-existence with the Serbians in Stari-Becej; move to Belgrad for his education, 1937. Return to parents' home under Hungarian rule, 1941; lives with grandfather in Szeged until 1943; drafted into a labor battalion in Hungary; deportation to Schachendorf camp, January 1945; conditions in camp; liberation by the Red Army. Return home then to Belgrad to complete his studies; details on Jewish Students' House in Belgrad; marriage, and aliya to...

File Number : 6570

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Official documentation of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1941-1943

Official documentation of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1941-1943 - Orders from the General Staff regarding forced labor battalions, 25 January 1942 (p. 1); - Report written by the Ministry of Justice regarding the Communist movement; the economic and political situation in Romania; minorities in Romania, including the Hungarians, Serbs, Jews and Germans; social classes; activities of the judicial system; Romanianization and Aryanization; and food supply to the population; - Report on the Iron Guard Party; - Report written by the Prima Casa de Pastrare Bank in Timisoara, Romania,...

File Number : 201

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : Romanian

Instructions by Dr. Hans Dellbruegge, the Reichsstatthalter in Vienna, to the commander of a unit in the region

File Number : 477

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Original Document

Language : German

Testimony of Willy Weiss, born in Nis, Yugoslavia, 1925, regarding his experiences in Nis, a camp and using a false identity in Leskovac and Graz

Testimony

Testimony of Willy Weiss, born in Nis, Yugoslavia, 1925, regarding his experiences in Nis, a camp and using a false identity in Leskovac and Graz Community life in Cacak; attends school; religious studies in Visegrad and continuation of his studies in Belgrade and Nis. German occupation, April 1941; expulsion from the school in Nis; yellow badge; assembly of men ages 16-70 to forced labor in a "Beutesammellager" camp in which spoils from the defeated Yugoslavian Army were concentrated; abuse; execution of all the men on Bubanj Mountain; escape of the family from Nis using forged documents; escape to...

File Number : 8995

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Margalit (Bornstein) Kofman, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Elsnig camps

Testimony

Testimony of Margalit (Bornstein) Kofman, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Elsnig camps Family of wine makers and wine merchants; life in Lodz from her childhood. Anti-Jewish decrees; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto; ghetto life and harsh conditions including overcrowding and shortage of food; labor in a brick factory in the ghetto, 1940-1944; membership in a youth society; cultural and educational activities; deportation of the family to Auschwitz, July 1944; first selection and separation along with her sisters from her parents...

File Number : 7368

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Leon Maestro, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1914, regarding his experiences in Kozara, Krapje, Jasenovac and various camps

Testimony

Testimony of Leon Maestro, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1914, regarding his experiences in Kozara, Krapje, Jasenovac and various camps Life before the war; widespread activities of the Matiteyahu youth movement; work as a plumber. Joins his friends from Matiteyahu in the Communist movement which was active in the underground, 1939; German occupation, April 1941; first decrees; yellow badge; escape of wealthy Jews to the Italian occupied zone, with help from Muslims; deportation with his brother to Jasenovac camp where the inmates are Jews, Serbs and Gypsies, 20 April 1941; camp registration process and...

File Number : 7358

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Serbian-Croatian

Testimony of Yitzhak Levi, born in Visegrad, Yugoslavia, 1913, regarding his experiences in hiding and Bergen-Belsen

Testimony

Testimony of Yitzhak Levi, born in Visegrad, Yugoslavia, 1913, regarding his experiences in hiding and Bergen-Belsen Move to Sarajevo; distressed childhood. Draft into the military, March 1941; taken captive; escape to Zagreb; antisemitic and anti-Serbian demonstration at the university in Zagreb; witness' marriage to a Jewish woman; in hiding; escape to Cetinj with the help of a friend in the Ustasa; detention by the Italians on suspicion of being a Communist; released by his brother; surrender of Italy; German occupation; deportation to Bergen-Belsen; camp life, labor, hunger, disease and the solidarity...

File Number : 7346

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Serbian-Croatian

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