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Letters written to Ilya Ehrenburg by Dvoyra Khodos and Khana Khodos, regarding the murder of Jews in Zelenopol and the rescue of Jews in Zelenopol

Letters written to Ilya Ehrenburg by Dvoyra Khodos and Khana Khodos, regarding the murder of Jews in Zelenopol and the rescue of Jews in Zelenopol In the first letter, Dvoyra Khodos, who is serving in the Red Army, tells about life in a Jewish settlement in Zelenopol and in the "Emes" Kolkhoz before the war; murder of residents during the German occupation; Jewish heroes, including Major Khodos and the Hero of the Soviet Union Abram Khodos; In the second letter, teacher Khana Khodos tells about the occupation of the settlement, the abuse of religious Jews and the murder of Jews, while noting the names of...

File Number : 103

Type of Material : Letter, Letter of Testimony, Names

Language : Russian

Testimony of Jakub Sauerbrunn, born in Jaworow, Poland, 1911, regarding the abuse of the Jews of Jaworow by the Germans with the occupation of the city

Testimony of Jakub Sauerbrunn, born in Jaworow, Poland, 1911, regarding the abuse of the Jews of Jaworow by the Germans with the occupation of the city Occupation of Jaworow, September 1939; random capture of Jews for humiliating cleaning labors two days before Rosh Hashana; arson of the synagogue; Jews forced to run to a distant place to bring water to extinguish the houses; concentration of a large group of local Jews in the town square on the third day of the occupation: abuse and humiliations; order for immediate deportation under threat of execution of the hostages detained in the city, among them the...

File Number : 512

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

The testimony of Lyubov Kogan (formerly Borkum), born in Zhagare, Lithuania in 1913, regarding her experiences in Central Asia and the fate of her family members

The testimony of Lyubov Kogan (formerly Borkum), born in Zhagare, Lithuania in 1913, regarding her experiences in Central Asia and the fate of her family members Marriage to Boris Borkum in March 1941; outbreak of war between the Soviet Union and Germany on 22 June, 1941; the murder of Boris Borkum's mother by Lithuanians; conscription of the witness's husband and two brothers into the Red Army; escape to Central Asia; death of Boris in battle in 1943; death of her brother Motal Hayt in battle in 1943; death of her brother Aron Hayt in battle in 1945; murder of members of the Kogan family (the family of her...

File Number : 4627

Type of Material : Record of Murdered Persons, Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Russian

Letters from Mali Karl to her friend Mundzio (Zygmunt), sent from Lima, Peru in May 1961, regarding her experience in the Lwow ghetto and hiding in Buchach during the German occupation

Letters from Mali Karl to her friend Mundzio (Zygmunt), sent from Lima, Peru in May 1961, regarding her experience in the Lwow ghetto and hiding in Buchach during the German occupation Two letters from Mali Karl to her friend Mundzio, dated May 1, 1961 and May 5, 1961 ,Lima. Mali was in the Lwow ghetto with her husband Samuel Karl and three daughters, Hanna, Fela, Ester. During the Aktion in July 1941 several hundreds of Jews (Jakob, the husband of Tosia, and 5 members the Karl family amongst them) were taken to the Copernicus Hill; 2 days without water and food; half of them were forced to trample on...

File Number : 3328

Type of Material : Letter(s), Letter of Testimony

Language : Polish

Letters and testimonies of Erich Goldschmidt regarding his deportation from Brussels and his experiences in concentration camps in France including Les Milles and Saint Cyprien

Letters and testimonies of Erich Goldschmidt regarding his deportation from Brussels and his experiences in concentration camps in France including Les Milles and Saint Cyprien Pages 1-4: 1) Letter from Erich to his mother, [while staying] at Les Milles camp in Aix-en-Provence, written in German with words and expressions in Hebrew, 11 March 1941: - Repeated unsuccessful attempts to obtain military leave to Bellac [from] the Haute-Vienne Department; reports regarding food in the camps; living conditions [including] delousing; intent to borrow money from a Mr. Nussbaum; arrival of 60 inmates from Gurs...

File Number : 1858

Type of Material : Certification, Document, Poem/song, Letter, Musical Notes, Testimony

Language : French, English, Russian, German

Memoirs of Dawid Orgelgrub, born in Stanislawow, Poland, 1930; regarding his experiences in the Stanislawow Ghetto, in hiding in Ottynia and Krakow, service with the German Army using a false identity and more Life before the war; work of his father as a watchmaker. Soviet occupation, 1939; arrest of his father and his disappearance, 1940; depression of his mother due to the loss of her husband; Hungarian occupation; German occupation; transfer of Jews to forced labor; deportation of Jews to Belzec; murder of the Jews in Belzec by shooting them at the cemetery; deportation of his family from Ottynia to...

File Number : 1778

Type of Material : Memoirs, Diary

Language : German

Testimony of Salomon Gerstein regarding Victor Araja and his abuse of Jews in the Riga Ghetto

Testimony of Salomon Gerstein regarding Victor Araja and his abuse of Jews in the Riga Ghetto Testimony of Salomon Gerstein regarding the abuse of Jews in the Riga Ghetto by Victor Araja, who was head of a unit in the Riga Ghetto, 04 January 1949 (page 2); Letter meant for the prosecution and the implementation office, with confirmation of the testimony (page 3).

File Number : 540

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : German

To be translated

File Number : 1555

Language : Yiddish

Testimony of Gustav Gross, born in Hungary, 1923, regarding his experiences after the German occupation of Hungary, 1944-1945

Testimony of Gustav Gross, born in Hungary, 1923, regarding his experiences after the German occupation of Hungary, 1944-1945 German occupation of Hungary, 19 March 1944; arrest of Jews and non-Jews, socialists and others; attempt to notify the Jewish Council; discovery on his return home that the Gestapo have been searching his house; arrest of the witness, his brother and his cousin by the Gestapo; detention, 21 March 1944; forced labor removing corpses under harsh conditions; labor in the Totenbrigade constructing an airfield under the supervision of an SS man; occasional help and support from the...

File Number : 57

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : German

Memoirs of Jenny Bohrer, wife of Rabbi Dr. Markus Mordechai Bohrer, the last Rabbi of Gailingen, Germany, regarding her experiences in Gailingen, 1933-1938

Memoirs of Jenny Bohrer, wife of Rabbi Dr. Markus Mordechai Bohrer, the last Rabbi of Gailingen, Germany, regarding her experiences in Gailingen, 1933-1938 - Location of Gailingen on the border with Switzerland; after 01 April 1933 border crossing only possible with a visa; almost daily house searches because of the different visitors at the rabbi's house; frequent interrogations of Rabbi Bohrer at the police station for various reasons, 1933; arranging of an escort for an acquaintance’s crossing to Swiss territory by the rabbi; successful border crossing by the acquaintance, mention of the rabbi's name...

File Number : 44

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, German

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