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Testimony of Ben Dor Blau Yohanan Yitzkhak Tibor, born in Makó, Hungary in 1935, regarding his experiences in Makó and Szeged Ghettos and in Theresienstadt and Strasshof camps

Testimony of Ben Dor Blau Yohanan Yitzkhak Tibor, born in Makó, Hungary in 1935, regarding his experiences in Makó and Szeged Ghettos and in Theresienstadt and Strasshof camps Childhood in a modern Orthodox family; father was vice president of the Mizrachi movement in Hungary after the war; studies in Neolog School and in heder at the same time; antisemitism; entry of Germans in March 1944; confiscation of radio receivers and valuables; yellow badge; closing of Makó Ghetto and family living in grandfather’s home inside the ghetto; expulsion via freight train to Újszeged; roundup of Jews on a soccer pitch;...

File Number : 13654

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding Yeshayahu Drucker, who administered an orphanage in Zabrze and was active in the removal of Jewish children from non-Jewish families after the war

Documentation regarding Yeshayahu Drucker, who administered an orphanage in Zabrze and was active in the removal of Jewish children from non-Jewish families after the war - Article written by William Liebner about Yeshayahu Drucker, who was active on behalf of the rehabilitation of Jewish life in Poland after the war, who dealt with the removal of Jewish children from non-Jewish families, and who administered an orphanage in Zabrze; - Memoirs of Batia (Eisenstein) Akselrad, born in Krosno, Poland, 1932, and David Danielski Danieli, born in Pszczyna, Poland, 1921, who lost their parents during the war and...

File Number : 8309

Type of Material : Memoirs, Documentary, Article

Language : English

Testimony of Baruch Boris Potapovsky, born in Frunze, the Soviet Union, 1933, regarding his experiences in Frunze, Kharkov, in hiding in Mertchek and in Pomerki, Chimkent and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Baruch Boris Potapovsky, born in Frunze, the Soviet Union, 1933, regarding his experiences in Frunze, Kharkov, in hiding in Mertchek and in Pomerki, Chimkent and other places His childhood in Frunze including observance of the Jewish religious tradition. Outbreak of the war; life in Kharkov; in hiding while hidden by a Christian family in Mertchek, 1941; detention by the Ukrainian police; escape from a killing pit in Pomerki; rescue by a German soldier; in hiding; move to a forest; life in the forest; move to Chimkent, 1943; life in the home of a foster family. Move back to Frunze; reunion...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Odette (Levy) Djian, born in Mascara, Algeria, 1930, regarding her experiences in Algeria under the Vichy regime

Testimony

Testimony of Odette (Levy) Djian, born in Mascara, Algeria, 1930, regarding her experiences in Algeria under the Vichy regime Life amidst French society; treatment by the local Muslim population. Outbreak of the war; life under Vichy legislation, 1941-1942; occupation of [Mascara?] by the US Army. Liberation from the Vichy legislation; return to daily routine; life in Algeria, 1942-1945.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Edith (Hausler) Feldman, born in Duisburg, Germany, 1920, regarding her experiences in Duisburg, during Kristallnacht, Arnhem, in hiding in Achterveld and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Edith (Hausler) Feldman, born in Duisburg, Germany, 1920, regarding her experiences in Duisburg, during Kristallnacht, Arnhem, in hiding in Achterveld and other places Family of immigrants originally from Poland; religious family. Destruction of property during Kristallnacht; escape to relatives in Duesseldorf; detention of her father and his death in Dachau; move to the Netherlands under the protection of the Jewish committee; life in Arnhem; in hiding in Achterveld; in hiding in Lochem; in hiding in Rotterdam; in hiding in Assag; in hiding in S Gravenhage with help from the Dutch...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Hanah (Rand) Gur, born in Suceava, Romania, 1932, regarding her experiences as a child in Vatra Dornei, Transylvania and Mogilev camp

Testimony

Testimony of Hanah (Rand) Gur, born in Suceava, Romania, 1932, regarding her experiences as a child in Vatra Dornei, Transylvania and Mogilev camp Life in an Orthodox, religious family, supporters of art (theater, music); activities in the Hapoel Hamizrachi movement; witness learns in a 'heder" and attends a Romanian school. Move to Vatra Dornei at the outbreak of the war; displays of antisemitism; decrees; yellow badge decree; deportation to Transylvania, October 1941; theft of Jewish homes by neighbors; hardships en route; crosses the Dniester River; entry into Mogilev camp; camp life; overcrowding,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Alfonso Reginiano, born in Tripoli, Libya, 1932, regarding his experiences in Badia Del Pino, Fossoli, Bergen-Belsen and Vittel

Testimony

Testimony of Alfonso Reginiano, born in Tripoli, Libya, 1932, regarding his experiences in Badia Del Pino, Fossoli, Bergen-Belsen and Vittel Life before the war; attends a Talmud Torah. Deportation to Badia Del Pino by the Italian Army, due to his British citizenship, 1941; help from the Florence Jewish community and the Red Cross; transfer to Fossoli by the Germans; deportation to Bergen-Belsen; camp life including celebrating the Pesach seder; transfer to Vittel; liberation on the Spanish border. Move to Lisbon; return to Tripoli, 1945; help from the JDC; life after the war; aliya to Israel with...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

List of the Jewish residents from Minsk, prepared, 22/02/1940

File Number : 2428

Type of Material : List of Jewish Residents

Language : Russian

Testimony of Moshe Lazar, born in Velatin, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding his experiences in Bekecs, the Iza Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buna Monowitz

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Lazar, born in Velatin, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding his experiences in Bekecs, the Iza Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buna Monowitz Life before the war; learns in a Talmud Torah and attends a Czech elementary school. Life under Hungarian rule, 1939; draft of his father to labor battalions; detention and deportation to forced labor on a farm in Bekecs, 1943; German occupation, 1944; deportation to the Iza Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including labor in the Canada barracks; transfer to Monowitz; camp life including labor in a factory in Buna; approach of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chaim Konstantinis Konstantini, born in Zakinthos, Greece, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Zakinthos and wanderings

Testimony

Testimony of Chaim Konstantinis Konstantini, born in Zakinthos, Greece, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Zakinthos and wanderings Life before the war; witness's father is a textile merchant; attends a public school and Talmud Torah. Italian occupation, 1941; life in Zakinthos; German occupation, 1942; family escapes with help from the local church and villagers; life during his wanderings including maintaining a religious way of life; liberation, 1944. Return to the family home; aliya attempt on the ship, "Henrietta Szold" as part of Youth Aliyah, 1946; detention in Cyprus; camp life;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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