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Testimony of Esther Erna (Bagansky) Eilat, born in Berlin, Germany, 1934, regarding her experiences during her deportation to Theresienstadt camp, June 1942, and evacuation to Switzerland, February 1945

Testimony

File Number : 13352

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Miriam Eshel, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1938, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Miriam Eshel, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1938, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Bergen-Belsen, Switzerland and Eretz Israel Her childhood in a well-to-do, traditional, Zionist family; antisemitism before the war; imposition of restrictions on Jews; dismissal of her father from his work; curfew; obligation to wear the yellow badge; her mother's work on the community [Relief and Rescue] Committee as a forger of certificates for refugees who arrived to Budapest. German occupation of Hungary, March 1944; deportation to a Jewish [marked] house; life during the German occupation, including...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Dadosh Dvir Dobetzki, born in Metz, France, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in Metz, Royan, assumed identity in Chalus, Ringlikon camp and other places

Testimony

Testimony of David Dadosh Dvir Dobetzki, born in Metz, France, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in Metz, Royan, assumed identity in Chalus, Ringlikon camp and other places Life before the war; member of the eastern European community. Outbreak of the war, 1939; evacuation of the French western border settlements; life in Royan as refugees; German occupation of France, 1940; life until summer 1942; receives a warning from the head of the Gestapo on the expected deportation the day after; escape with the family to Chalus; life in Chalus with an assumed identity; work as a courier of forged...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Jeannine (Fiszow) Fischer, born in Sarreguemines, France, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Thionville, Vichy, Plombiere Les Bains, Davos and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Jeannine (Fiszow) Fischer, born in Sarreguemines, France, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Thionville, Vichy, Plombiere Les Bains, Davos and other places Life in Metz before the war; life in Thionville. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to Vichy; escape to Plombiere Les Bains; escape to Saint Pourcain Sur Sioulle; life in Saint Pourcain Sur Sioulle including relations with the local population; attempt to escape to Switzerland, 1942; smuggled over the border into Switzerland; camp life in Davos; receives information about the liberation of France. Return to Thionville, 1944;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Maxy Marcus Rubin, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding in Brussels, Pont en Truie and the Luzerne district

Testimony

Testimony of Maxy Marcus Rubin, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding in Brussels, Pont en Truie and the Luzerne district Life before the war; witness' family was originally from Poland. Outbreak of the war, 1940; detention of Jews and finding a hiding place in the home of neighbors; escape to Switzerland, 1942. Life in Pont en Truie; transfer to a camp in the Luzerne district by the Swiss police; transfer to the Youth Aliyah framework by the Jewish community, 1944; end of the war; move to Barcelona; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Plus Ultra", 1945; move...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Arie Shiper Shapir, born in Ciechlin, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Brussels, Morteaux, Neuchatel, Bellechasse and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Arie Shiper Shapir, born in Ciechlin, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Brussels, Morteaux, Neuchatel, Bellechasse and other places From a Zionist family; move to Pulawy; move to Jozefow; family moves to Brussels, 1930; active in Bnei Akiva and Hashomer Hatzair; meeting with refugees from Germany and Austria. Outbreak of the war, September 1939; severing of contact with the Hashomer Hatzair leadership in Warsaw; German occupation, May 1940; family escapes to southern France; life as refugees; escape to Brussels, September 1940; life in Brussels including restrictions on Jews; his...

File Number : 12859

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Pinchas Filip Flaks, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Rivesaltes and a dormitory in Versoix

Testimony

Testimony of Pinchas Filip Flaks, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Rivesaltes and a dormitory in Versoix Life before the war. German occupation, May 1940; escape to Paris; escape to southern France; help from a Jewish assistance organization; move to the ORT dormitory in La Roche, late 1941; warning from French policemen regarding deportation of children; escape to the mountains of those designated for deportation; joins the Maquis; deportation of a group of youths from the dormitory; transfer to Rivesaltes; meets with his parents; deportation of his parents to Drancy, Rosh...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Benjamin Otolengi, born in Milan, Italy, 1920, regarding his experiences in Milan and a refugee camp in Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Benjamin Otolengi, born in Milan, Italy, 1920, regarding his experiences in Milan and a refugee camp in Switzerland Only son in a traditional family; life in non-Jewish surroundings; relations with the local population; life before the German occupation including worl as the manager of a company local branch. German occupation, September 1943; escape to Switzerland using the identity of an Italian soldier; detention and interrogation in Switzerland; transfer to a refugee camp; camp life and contact with his parents who were in hiding in a village; life in Switzerland until April 1945; end of...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Rene Djuranovič, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences in Split, Agliano D'asti and refugee camps in Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Rene Djuranovič, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences in Split, Agliano D'asti and refugee camps in Switzerland Life before the war. German occupation, 1941; decrees against the Jews; obtains forged documents; escape to Split, which was under Italian rule; deportation order to Italy; life in Agliano D'asti; surrender of Italy, 1943; escape to Switzerland; wanderings between refugee camps; refugee camp life; transfer of children by the Red Cross to Swiss families; life in Yverdon among various families; liberation. Return to Yugoslavia via Germany, 1945; aliya to...

File Number : 7580

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Serbian-Croatian

Testimony of Meir Baum, born in Geilenkirchen, Germany, 1927, regarding his experiences in Liege, Brussels, Les Milles and Ober Entfelden

Testimony

Testimony of Meir Baum, born in Geilenkirchen, Germany, 1927, regarding his experiences in Liege, Brussels, Les Milles and Ober Entfelden Life before the war; move with his family to Aachen, 1936; life in Aachen; escape to Liege, February 1939; escape to Brussels, September 1939. Escape with his family to the south of France, autumn 1941; life in Les Milles camp; rescue by the OSE; deportation of his parents to Drancy camp; smuggled to Switzerland in a group of children, autumn 1943. Transfer to Ober Entfelden; life in Ober Entfelden with a non-Jewish family including work; aliya to Eretz Israel on...

File Number : 4555

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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