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Testimony of Lea ( Silfen) Flumenker, born in Przemysl, Poland, 1922, regarding her experiences in forests, Budapest, Auschwitz and Ravensbrueck

Testimony

Testimony of Lea ( Silfen) Flumenker, born in Przemysl, Poland, 1922, regarding her experiences in forests, Budapest, Auschwitz and Ravensbrueck Life before the war. Outbreak of the war; Soviet occupation; nationalization of the family's property; illness of her father and his death; death of her grandfather; death of her sister; obtains food; German occupation, 1941; drafted for forced labor in forests; the large "Aktion", 1942; deportation of most of the family; in hiding in forests; escape to Hungary; dysentery; rescue of her younger brother; arrival in Budapest, January 1943; imprisonment; deportation...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Reports and articles regarding Neo-Nazism, fascism and antisemitism in Europe and Argentina in the 1950s and the early 1960s

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Reports and articles regarding Neo-Nazism, fascism and antisemitism in Europe and Argentina in the 1950s and the early 1960s In the file: Pp. 1-12: Protocol of a meeting of "Committee No. 47"; the purpose of the meeting was to investigate whether former Nazis were being employed at the German Foreign Ministry, and the circumstances of their employment, 18 December 1951; Pp. 13-30: Secret report by Kurt R. Grossman regarding his visit to Germany, May-June 1959; Pp. 31-62: "The Reappearance of the Swastika: Neo-Nazism and Fascist International", article by H. Jaeger; the...

File Number : 157

Type of Material : Survey Report, Article, Protocol

Language : English, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Special conferences regarding antisemitism in Europe, organized by the European division of the WJC (World Jewish Congress) in Brussels, March 1960, and in London, August 1962 In the file: Pp. 1-6: Survey of fascist and extreme Right organizations in Europe, including names of the organizations in various countries, activists, contacts, newspapers and publications, 25 March 1960; Pp. 7-10: Organizational program of the WJC European office in preparation for the special conference in Brussels, March 1960, and the agenda of a special session to be held one day after the...

File Number : 154

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : English, German

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Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Maurice Samuel, born in Paris, France, 1937, regarding hiding among Christian families during the war

Family background; a family of immigrants from Turkey in Paris. His father's arrest and deportation to Drancy; assistance from the O.S.E organization in moving him and his brother to hiding in the Vendee region; move to the town of Le Mans in the Sarthe county; stay and living conditions with the rescuing families. Liberation by the Allied forces; family reunion, 1944; return to Paris; antisemitism after the war; aliya to Israel, 1973; absorption.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Yair Biran, born in Paris, France, 1940, regarding his experiences in Paris, Vallee de Chevreuse and in hiding in the vicinity of Montargis

Testimony

Testimony of Yair Biran, born in Paris, France, 1940, regarding his experiences in Paris, Vallee de Chevreuse and in hiding in the vicinity of Montargis Draft of his father to the Polish Army in France; move of his father to Switzerland with the Polish unit, 1940; Childhood in Paris under the German occupation; move to his grandparents' house with his mother; deportation of his grandparents to the Drancy camp, 1941; escape with his mother; transfer to a children's home in Vallee de Chevreuse; being hidden by a French-Catholic farmer couple in the vicinity of Montargis; bombings; liberation by the Allies,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Marc Rosenzweig, born in Strasbourg, France in 1929, regarding the experiences of his family members during the 1920s-1950s, including the experiences of members of the Rosenzweig and Suslenski families in France during the Holocaust period; letters and postcards sent by family members during 1939-1942, and documentation regarding the Rosenzweig, Cender and Braun families - Memoirs of Marc Rosenzweig, born in Strasbourg in 1929, regarding the experiences of his family members during the 1920s-1950s, and in particular the experiences of members of the Rosenzweig and Suslenski families in France...

File Number : 9961

Type of Material : Identity Card, Musical Notes, Personal Documents, Postcard, Letter, Diploma, Poems/songs, Memoirs, Envelope, Financial Records, Declaration

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, English, Yiddish

Testimony of Rina Kohen, nee Lesterger Sotruk, born in Oran, Algeria, in 1938, regarding her experiences in Algeria during war.

Testimony of Rina Kohen,nee Lesterger Sotruk,born in Oran,Algeria,in 1938,regarding her experiences in Algeria during war. Childhood before war; family background; outbreak of war,1939; father's enrolment into French army and his mutation to Lyon; his return to Oran,1941; beginning of the "anti-Jewish legislation" in Algeria; canceling of French nationality; dismissal of Jewish employees from government jobs; expulsion from schools; curfew; lack of food; occupation of Algeria by the allied forces; father's work at the port for American army; easing food supply; end of war,1945; riots in Jewish population by...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Fani Luna (Cohen) Grushka, born in Lyon, France in 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in Lyon under Vichy rule and under the German occupation

Testimony of Fani Luna (Cohen) Grushka, born in Lyon, France in 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in Lyon under Vichy rule and under the German occupation Family background; her childhood before the war; life under the Vichy regime from 1940; the German occupation in November 1942; transfer of her father to forced labor in 1943 and his disappearance; changes of hiding places, with neighbors and in different villages in the area; antisemitism from the local population; liberation in summer 1944; antisemitism after the war; aliya to Israel in 1957; absorption.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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