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Memoirs of Giselle (Reiner) Shoham, born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1929, about her experiences in Antwerp, in a children's home in Wezembeek, and in hiding in Niel, along with documentation associated with the Reiner family, etc. Memoirs of Giselle (Reiner) Shoham, born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1929: Germans enter Antwerp in 1940; the "Exode," an attempted escape to France that failed because the Germans blocked some of the roads; back to Antwerp, witness's mother dies from an illness; witness and sister move to a children's home in Brussels; children in the home sent to the Malines camp; released and sent...

File Number : 12712

Type of Material : Certification, Speech, Biography, Personal Documents, Letter, Genealogy, Death Certificate, Memoirs

Language : French, Dutch

Testimony of Zahava (Reiner) Shoham, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1929, regarding her experiences in France, Belgium, in a children's home and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Zahava (Reiner) Shoham, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1929, regarding her experiences in France, Belgium, in a children's home and in hiding The witness' parents were stateless immigrants from Poland; Outbreak of the war; escape to France; return to Belgium; imposition of anti-Jewish legislation; deportations; hiding of her father and brother by a Christian friend; move to a Jewish children's home in the Dossin barracks with her sister; intervention of the Queen to prevent liquidation of the children's home; removal from the children's home by her brother; trip to Niel by train without wearing...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew