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Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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File Number : 1639

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Czech

Testimony of Sigmund Duschak, born in Vienna, Austria, 1874, former chairman of the Jewish community in Tetschen-Bodenbach, regarding, among other topics, the emigration of Jews from Germany via Czechoslovakia, and his detention in German prisons and the Sachsenhausen camp, 1933-1940 In the file: 18 June 1956 Testimony of Sigmund Duschak, former chairman of the Jewish community in Tetschen-Bodenbach (Decin, Czech Republic), regarding the emigration of German Jews via Tetschen-Bodenbach from 1933, annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938, his arrest, including detention in the Sachsenhausen camp and...

File Number : 159

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Rebeka Anisfeld, regarding her experiences in Cieszyn

Testimony of Rebeka Anisfeld, regarding her experiences in Cieszyn Life in Cieszyn; murder of the Jews. Aliya to Eretz Israel with Aliya Bet.

File Number : 155

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

The experiences of Gerry Holts, born in Sudetenland in 1911, in Sudetenland and in Mauthausen camp

Childhood in Sudetenland during and after World War I; economic distress in the twenties; the annexation of the area in 1938 and the loss of work at the factory due to being Jewish; escape and wandering from place to place; arrest, interrogation and deportation to Mauthausen camp in February 1945; liberation; reunion with his parents and sister; marriage in 1946; stay in different places in Slovakia; arrest and charge of espionage; released after 4 months; escape to West Germany when he was seventy years old.

File Number : 836

Type of Material : Biography

Language : German

Diary of Steffie Burger, born in Vienna on 3 April 1921, regarding her experiences in Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, and in England after emigration in 1939

Diary of Steffie Burger, born in Vienna on 3 April 1921, regarding her experiences in Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, and in England after emigration in 1939 Burger family members in 1938: - Steffie’s father (Steffie’s mother died in April 1932); - Steffie Burger (author of the diary); - Steffie’s brothers - Fredi, Herman and Joschi; - Else Burger – Steffie’s stepmother (Mr. Burger's second wife); - Lilly and Renee (Else's daughters); Family life in Vienna in 1937-1938; looting of shops and Jewish businesses by the Nazis and the residents of Vienna in 1938; dismissal of Jewish lawyers;...

File Number : 10914

Type of Material : Diary, Drawing, Correspondence

Language : English

Diaries written by Esther Lucy (Eisenberg) Dobrin, born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Czechoslovakia in 1922, regarding her experiences in Czechoslovakia and Eretz Israel and regarding political events in Europe, 1936-1941 - Two notebooks including diaries by Esther (Eisenberg) Dobrin (her former name - Lucy Eisenbergova), born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Czechoslovakia in 1922, regarding her experiences in Czechoslovakia and Eretz Israel, and regarding political events in Europe, written during 1936-1941; included in the notebooks are notes written in Slovak, German, English, French and Hebrew during 1942-1944; in...

File Number : 10001

Type of Material : Diary

Language : Slovak, Hebrew, French, English, German

Letters to Gustav Spitzer, Chicago, from Jews surnamed Spitzer from Prague and Vienna, 1938–1939, who were seeking a way to emigrate to the United States

Letters to Gustav Spitzer, Chicago, from Jews surnamed Spitzer from Prague and Vienna, 1938–1939, who were seeking a way to emigrate to the United States Letters from Jews surnamed Spitzer or members of their families, including Josef Spitzer of Prague and Erika Spitzer, Martha Kellermann, Alfred Spitzer, and Berta Spitzer of Vienna, to Gust. Spitzer, Chicago, November 1938–February 1938, asking Gustav to sign an affidavit for them or for members of their families; the correspondents have no kinship relation with the addressee.

File Number : 4247

Type of Material : Letter

Language : English

Testimony of Rita Likhtig, nee Bauer, born in Vienne, Austria, in 1927; regarding her escape to Praha and her aliya to Israel , December 1939.

Testimony of Rita Likhtig, nee Bauer,born in Vienne,Austria,in 1927; regarding her escape to Praha and her aliya to Israel ,December 1939. Childhood in Slavonice in a well off and observant family; Munchen agreement and annexation of the Sudetes; family's escape to central Moravia, to Iglau,March 1938; German invasion into Czechoslovakia; family escape to Praha,March 1939; family trial to get certificate but failure; relatives'commitment in Palestine to support Rita who gets children's certificate ; Rita's aliya to Israel with the "children's aliya"via Triets on board the ship "Galileo" and getting to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Diaries kept by Esther Lucy (Eisenberg) Dobrin, born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, regarding her experiences in Czechoslovakia and Eretz Israel, including events that took place in Europe, 1936-1941

Diaries kept by Esther Lucy (Eisenberg) Dobrin, born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, regarding her experiences in Czechoslovakia and Eretz Israel, including events that took place in Europe, 1936-1941 - Diaries written by Esther (Eisenberg) Dobrin (formerly: Lucy Eisenbergova), born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, during the years 1936-1941, among them entries regarding her experiences in Czechoslovakia and Eretz Israel and political events in Europe, including memoirs from 1942-1944. The diaries are written in Slovak, German, English, French and Hebrew; in the second diary there are entries beside greetings from friends...

File Number : 9770

Type of Material : Diary, Memoirs

Language : Slovak, Hebrew, French, English, German

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