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The testimony of Rut (Milhofer) Bar Tana, born in 1935 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, regarding her escape with Aryan papers to Bari and Vela Luka.

Testimony

The testimony of Rut (Milhofer) Bar Tana, born in 1935 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Childhood in Zagreb; yellow badges also for children; hiding with friends; escape to Split in July 1941 with Aryan papers, which were sent to Rabbi Freiberger and his family members; transfer to Vela Luka on the Italian-controlled island of Korcula; living in free quarantine (Confino Libero); Delasem organization; the attitude of the Italians; the attitude of the Croatian population; the surrender of Italy and the entry of the Germans in the fall of 1943; transfer in small ships, under aircraft fire, to southern Italy; life in the...

File Number : 13659

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Benjamin Gaon, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1934, regarding his experiences in Mostar, Hvar, Rab and as a partisan

Testimony

Testimony of Benjamin Gaon, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1934, regarding his experiences in Mostar, Hvar, Rab and as a partisan Childhood. Outbreak of the war and occupation by the Germans and the Ustasha, April 1941; escape of the family to Mostar, May 1941; life in Mostar until April 1942; deportation to the Island of Hvar by the Italian Army; deportation to an Italian concentration camp on the Island of Rab, June 1943; after the surrender of the Italian Army, crosses by fishing boat to the area under Tito's partisans' control; joins Tito's partisans, September 1943; protection extended to Jewish...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ruben Kohn, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Zagreb, Crikvenica, Rab, with the partisans in the Dalmatia area and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Ruben Kohn, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Zagreb, Crikvenica, Rab, with the partisans in the Dalmacija area and in other places Life in Zagreb before the war; Zionist family. Outbreak of the war; German occupation, 10 April 1941; anti-Jewish restrictions; evades deportation to camps; rescue by Horvat Pavao, who was later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; escape to Crikvenica; life under the Italian occupation; deportation to Kraljevica, November 1942; camp life including internal coordination by inmates; transfer to Rab, May 1943; camp...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Esther Vlasta (Kestler) Tichon, born in Petrinja, Yugoslavia, 1937, regarding her experiences in Belgrade, Petrinja, Jasenovac, Stara Gradiska and a monastery

Testimony

Testimony of Esther Vlasta (Kestler) Tichon, born in Petrinja, Yugoslavia, 1937, regarding her experiences in Belgrade, Petrinja, Jasenovac, Stara Gradiska and a monastery Life before the war. Outbreak of the war, April 1941; transfer to Belgrade; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Bulgaria in a railroad car; return to Petrinja, 1942; deportation of her family to Jasenovac by the Ustasha; separation from her parents; transfer to Stara Gradiska; camp life including the attitude of the Ustasha female guard; witness and her mother are smuggled out of the camp with help from a Croatian friend of the family,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rani Zlatko Moses, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding his experiences in Vinkovci, in hiding and with the partisans

Testimony

Testimony of Rani Zlatko Moses, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding his experiences in Vinkovci, in hiding and with the partisans From a traditional family; life before the war; the Jewish community. German occupation, 1941; anti-Jewish legislation; transfer to his aunt who was married to Matej Piskoric, a Croatian physician, May 1942; concealment of the Jewish witness by the villagers; joins Tito's partisans with the physician and his family, 1944; life with the partisans; combat; the fate of the family. Life after the war; life in government orphanages; contacts with the community; aliya to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Joint testimony of siblings Miriam (Politch) Tivon, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1936, and Yaakov Halevi Politch, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding their experiences in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split and other places, and their aliya to Eretz Israel Life before the war; their childhood in a Zionist family. Escape to Belgrade, 1941; life in Belgrade including help to Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria; escape to Sarajevo, June 1941; in hiding in villages in the area, September 1941; escape to Split; life in Split under Italian occupation; deportation by the Italian Army to Vela Luka, late...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Sida (Kabiljo) Spitzer, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding her experiences in Split, Hvar, Jelsava, Rab and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Sida (Kabiljo) Spitzer, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding her experiences in Split, Hvar, Jelsava, Rab and other places Life before the war. German occupation, April 1941; escape to Mostar; escape to Split; deportation to the Island of Hvar; transfer to Jelsava, 1942; transfer to Rab, late 1942; surrender of the Italian Army, September 1943; escape to the Kordun-Lika area under the protection of Tito's partisans; wanderings between the villages; liberation, May 1945. Return to Sarajevo; life after the war; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Kefalos", 1948.

File Number : 12933

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Dina (Katan) Ben Zion, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1937, regarding her experiences using a false identity in Dubrovnik, Brac Island and Rab Island

Testimony

Testimony of Dina (Katan) Ben Zion, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1937, regarding her experiences using a false identity in Dubrovnik, Brac Island and Rab Island From a traditional Sephardi family. Outbreak of war, April 1941; obtains Aryan papers from Pavo Sehtel, a Croatian friend; escape to Dubrovnik; move to Split, February 1942; life under Italian occupation; deportation to Brac Island, September 1942; life in a detention camp; transfer to a concentration camp on Rab Island, May 1943; surrender of Italy, September 1943; release; wanderings under the protection of Tito's partisans. Move to Bari; move to...

File Number : 12414

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Nada (Zabrescak) Grunhut, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences under the protection of the mayor of Krizevci and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Nada (Zabrescak) Grunhut, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1931, regarding her experiences under the protection of the mayor of Krizevci and in hiding Daughter of divorced parents; life in her grandparents' home in Krizevci; middle-class, traditional and Zionist family; religious and Hebrew studies; relations with the non-Jewish population; death of her grandfather. Outbreak of the war, 1941; anti-Jewish legislation including yellow badge; deportation of the Jews; request submitted by a delegation of Krizevci residents to the authorities not to deport her family; life at home; notification of...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lea (Ehrenfrund) Raja, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Susak, Kraljevica, Rab, in hiding in Jablanac and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Lea (Ehrenfrund) Raja, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Susak, Kraljevica, Rab, in hiding in Jablanac and other places From a Zionist family in Zagreb; life before the war. Outbreak of the war, April 1941; German occupation; decrees; deportation of her parents to the Island of Pag; deportation to Susak, August 1941; life under Italian rule; transfer to Sveta Helena; transfer to Kraljevica with her mother, 1942; camp life; transfer to Rab, spring 1943; camp life; German occupation; escape to Jablanac with her mother and grandmother under the protection of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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