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Testimony of Eugenie Shimoni, born in Gafsa, Tunisia, 1933, regarding her experiences in Gafsa and in hiding in protected houses

Testimony

Testimony of Eugenie Shimoni, born in Gafsa, Tunisia, 1933, regarding her experiences in Gafsa and in hiding in protected houses Her childhood in Gafsa with her family. German Army occupation of Tunisia, 1942; life under German occupation including riots by Moslem gangs; in hiding in protected houses of the Jewish community in Gafsa; liberation by the US Army, 1943. Life after the war; attitude of the Moslem population; aliya to Israel, 1957.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shlomo Sapirstein Sapir, born in Paris, France 1933, regarding his experiences in Paris and his aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Exodus" ship

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Testimony of Shlomo Sapirstein Sapir, born in Paris, France 1933, regarding his experiences in Paris and his aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Exodus" ship Life in Paris. Aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Exodus" ship [1947].

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Joint testimony of sisters, Ketty Meira (Kurcbard) Assa, born in Lille, France, 1939, and Cecile (Kurcbard) Salama, born in Lille, France, 1941, regarding their experiences as toddlers while hidden by French families and life while using a false identity Family's unsuccessful attempt to escape to Switzerland, 1940; return to Lille; birth of Cecile, 1941; deportation of the family, August 1942; cutting off of the railroad car with the children from the train by the French underground; dispersion of the children in ambulances to hiding places with various families; move of Ketty to a hiding place while hidden...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Beila Beti Dornfest, born in Ulanow, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Brens Sur Gaillac, Rivesaltes, in hiding in Beaulieu Sur Mer and in a convent in Avezan

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Testimony of Beila Beti Dornfest, born in Ulanow, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Brens Sur Gaillac, Rivesaltes, in hiding in Beaulieu Sur Mer and in a convent in Avezan Displays of antisemitism before the war; emigration to Antwerp, 1938. German occupation, May 1940; escape to Hauterive in southern France with her family; deportation to Brens Sur Gaillac with the rest of the Jewish refugees; camp life; transfer to Rivesaltes; fear of the French guards; typhus and dysentery; smuggled out of Rivesaltes with help from the underground; life in a house owned by the Scouts movement in Beaulieu Sur...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Helene Van De Menne, born in Paris, France, 1937, regarding her experiences as a child in hiding in the Yonne district and Paris

Testimony

Testimony of Helene Van De Menne, born in Paris, France, 1937, regarding her experiences as a child in hiding in the Yonne district and Paris Life before the war. Outbreak of the war; detention of her parents; move to a hiding place in a home in the Yonne district; move to Paris due to fear of being informed on; life in Paris in the home of Mme. Landry; end of the war. Adoption by relatives; help from OSE.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Helene Kaminski, born in Paris, France, 1939, regarding her experiences in hiding in Champagne and Argenteuil

Testimony

Testimony of Helene Kaminski, born in Paris, France, 1939, regarding her experiences in hiding in Champagney and Argenteuil Her family was originally from Poland; life as Jewish emigres in France. Detention with her family members and their deportation to Vel’-d'Hiv, 1942; release; escape to Champagney; life in hiding while hidden by Lucie Berthe Morin, later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; transit order to Argenteuil; life in hiding without her parents while hidden by Mme. Marie; liberation of France, 1944. Her family's return to Paris; help from UNRRA and the JDC organization; placed in...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Esther Riwka (Klain) Tankel, born in Nilvange, France, 1925, regarding her experiences in Nilvange, St. Etienne, in the Maquis and in hiding on a farm

Testimony of Esther Riwka (Klain) Tankel, born in Nilvange, France, 1925, regarding her experiences in Nilvange, St. Etienne, in the Maquis and in hiding on a farm Life before the war; move of her family to St. Etienne. Outbreak of the war; joins the Jewish Scouts movement, E.I.F.; activities on behalf of Jewish soldiers; German occupation; joins the Maquis underground; activities in the St. Galmier area to move Jewish children with the help of priests; life in hiding on a farm; religious life and keeping kosher; detention of her parents in St. Symphorien; liberation of the area. Marriage; activities...

Language : French

Testimony of Albert Lamantowicz, born in Paris, France, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Paris, Nice, Penne D'Agenais, Lyon and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Albert Lamantowicz, born in Paris, France, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Paris, Nice, Penne D'Agenais, Lyon and other places Life before the war. Outbreak of the war; transfer to the Loire Inferieure region with classmates, 1939; life in the home of a family in a village in the region; his father enlists in the French Army; his mother and father escape to the village where he is, 1940; escape to Paris; anti-Jewish legislation; arrest and deportation of his father to the Beaune La Rolande camp, 14 May 1941; his father's escape; hunt for Jews and escape to Nice; escape to Penne...

File Number : 12763

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Moshe Knopf, born in St Briac Sur Mer, France, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in St Briac Sur Mer, in hiding in the Indre Et Loire district and the Isere district

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Knopf, born in St Briac Sur Mer, France, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in St Briac Sur Mer, in hiding in the Indre Et Loire district and the Isere district Life before the war; from a family that had immigrated to France from Poland; his father is a tailor. Escape to a village in the Indre Et Loire district with help from a friendly neighbor, 1941; life being hidden in Indre Et Loire by Marcelle Blain, later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; escape to the Isere district with his family, summer 1943; life in the Isere district including help from the mayor along...

File Number : 12764

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Documentation regarding Le Malzieu where Jews were hidden

Documentation regarding Le Malzieu where Jews were hidden In the file: - List of Jews who were in Le Malzieu, 1942; - List of Jews who were arrested by the Gestapo in the Lozere area; - Local police reports regarding arrests of Jews and their deportation to Gurs.

File Number : 456

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, List of Deportees, List of Names, List of Jews, List of Persecuted Persons, Official Documentation

Language : French

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