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Birth Certificates
Circumcision
Deportation to Camps
Expulsion From Germany
Food Ration Card
Bribery
Catholic Church
Children
Christian Holidays
Attitude of the German Population
False Identity
German Soldiers
Hitler Youth
Antisemitism in Poland
Attitude of the Local Population
Attitude of the Polish Population
Attitude Toward Jews
Children and Adults
"aktions" in the Ghettos
Aktions
Contribution
Desecration of Religious Articles
Jewish Communities
Visa
עגינות
שארית הפליטה – העברה לשבדיה
Jewish Religious Commandments and Customs
Religious Life in Institutions
Emigration
Escape From Nazi Occupied Territory
Jewish Soldiers - Red Army
Jews of Romania
Mass Murders