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Memoirs of Eli Lutek Lewin, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences while escaping from the Warsaw Ghetto, in Chmielnik and in hiding using a false identity in a village near Rawa Mazowiecka Family history; immigration of his mother Justina's parents to Eretz Israel with their son, Moniek, who was liable for arrest as a Communist, 1932. Outbreak of the war and occupation of Warsaw; escape from the ghetto with his mother, autumn, 1941; move to Chmielnik; life in a rented apartment in Chmielnik; postcard sent by his mother to her sister Bruchtsia in Paris, March 1942; correspondence with his...

File Number : 8647

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Vladimir Melomedovski, born in Kamenka, Ukraine, 1932, regarding the evacuation of his family to the Rostov na Donu region and towards Stavropol, escape from the gendarmes in Razvilnoye and life in hiding in the Pavlovskaya district Evacuation to the Stalingrad region; death of his brother, 1941, and death of his mother, 1942; drafting of his father to the Red Army; life with relatives in the Rostov region; transfer of the family (Vladimir, his sister, his aunt and his grandmother) towards Stavropol; arrest by the gendarmes in Razvilnoye; Vladimir's escape; transfer of the rest of the family to...

File Number : 8656

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Russian

Correspondence between the Gross family in Eretz Israel and family in Amstelveen through the Red Cross, 1941-1943; letters sent to Szymon Benno Wind in Westerbork from Vught camp and Amstelveen, 1944; letter from a Polish Army soldier regarding meeting Szymon Benno in Westerbork and the fate of his wife Rosa (Gross) Wind, 1945; personal documentation of Szymon Benno during the war and afterwards Correspondence between the Gross family in Eretz Israel and the family in Amstelveen through the Red Cross, 1941-1943; letters sent from the Vught camp and Amstelveen to Szymon Benno Wind in Westerbork, 1944; letter...

File Number : 2225

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Letter, Red Cross Letter, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Postcard

Language : Hebrew, English, Dutch, German

Documentation regarding Ernest Kopstein and his family members, including a letter written by Poli Kopstein in Vienna to his son Ernie in France, documentation regarding the experiences of Ernest Kopstein during the war written by his niece, genealogy of the family and more, 1941-2010 Letters: - Letter from Poli Leopold Kopstein in Vienna to his son Ernie Ernest Kopstein in the Chateau de Magiller, France (in German), 20 April 1941; - Letter from US Army Sergeant Emil Wetzler (nephew of Poli Kopstein), stationed in Czechoslovakia, to his uncle Ede in the United States (in English), 08 July...

File Number : 2213

Type of Material : Genealogy, Letter, Documentary, Article(s), List(s), Text(s)

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Memoirs of Rachel Iskoviez, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1931, regarding her experiences in southern France, Rivesaltes, in an OSE children's home and in a monastery using a false identity

Memoirs of Rachel Iskoviez, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1931, regarding her experiences in southern France, Rivesaltes, in an OSE children's home and in a monastery using a false identity The German occupation; escape of the family to southern France; life in the home of local non-Jews; German occupation; deportation of Jews to the Rivesaltes camp; unsuccessful attempt to escape from the camp by her father; his transfer to the Gurs camp; entrusting of Rachel to the Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE-Organization to Save the Children) organization and her transfer to a children's home with her brother, Danny;...

File Number : 8633

Type of Material : Personal Records, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, French

Research by Ayala Hinda (Cytrynbaum) Gal-Or, regarding the experiences during 1939-1966, of her parents, Tzvi and Jehudit Idel (Milgrom) Cytrynbaum, who were born in Deblin Modrzyce, Poland, 1914

Research by Ayala Hinda (Cytrynbaum) Gal-Or, regarding the experiences during 1939-1966, of her parents, Tzvi and Jehudit Idel (Milgrom) Cytrynbaum, who were born in Deblin Modrzyce, Poland, 1914 Introduction, including her family's background; chapter titled: Historical survey regarding Poland and its Jewish residents; map describing a route used by Jews during their escape from occupied Poland, 1939, including a notation of significant dates; survey regarding the life of Jews in Deblin-Modrzyce before the Holocaust, including photographs; Jehudit's memories of her childhood; survey regarding the events in...

File Number : 1262

Type of Material : Document, Survey Report, Poems/songs

Language : Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish

Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust

Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust [Leo Cohn, born in Luebeck, Germany, the grandson of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Carlebach (1845-1919)] Family life including his period of office as a member of the Luebeck City Council; emigration of the family from Germany to Strasbourg France, 1932; activities in a Brit Hanoar camp in La Houve in the Moselle region at the invitation of Paul Roitman; the family makes aliya to Eretz Israel, 1932; remaining in France in order to bring...

File Number : 171

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Letters written by Szajna Cukier in Warsaw, after her return from Pawiak prison, to her daughter Felicja who was hidden by a Polish family, December 1944, and personal documents of Felicja Cukier, from the postwar period - Letters written by Szajna Cukier in Warsaw, after her return from Pawiak prison, to her daughter Felicja, who was staying with a Polish family while being hidden by them, December 1944; her experiences before her detention and imprisonment in Pawiak (seven pages of the letter are missing, in which she relates her experiences in Pawiak and her release from the prison; included is a...

File Number : 2150

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Letter

Language : Polish

Consignment document for the luggage sent by Rudolf Meisl from Brno to Prague, including lists of the contents of the suitcases, 26 July 1939

Consignment document for the luggage sent by Rudolf Meisl from Brno to Prague, including lists of the contents of the suitcases, 26 July 1939 Comment by the submitter of the material: Hugo Meisel Marom, born, 1928, was sent on the Kindertransport to England along with his brother Rudy, July 1939; Hugo Marom donated his brother's suitcases to Yad Vashem.

File Number : 443

Type of Material : Document

Language : Czech, German

Letter sent by Stefica (Stein) Goldberger from Djakovo camp to her mother-in-law Gizela Goldberger in Zagreb, 27 February 1942, and a postcard written by Aleksandar Goldberger in Fericanci camp to his family members in Zagreb, 30 July 1942 - Letter sent by Stefica (Stein) Goldberger from Djakovo camp to her mother-in-law Gizela Goldberger in Zagreb, 27 February 1942; description of the camp life; request to send her the "Miriam" prayer book; included is a translation to Hebrew; - Postcard sent by Aleksandar Goldberger from Fericanci camp to his family members in Zagreb, in which he acknowledges the...

File Number : 2102

Type of Material : Postcard, Article, Letter, Memoirs

Language : Serbian, Hebrew, Croatian

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