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Testimony of Eliezer Albert Templer Dviri, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1933

Testimony

Testimony of Eliezer Albert Templer Dviri, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1933 Escape of the family from Brussels, Belgium before the German occupation of southern France, 1940; in hiding in towns and villages in southwest France under the Vichy government, in Buzet and Le Magny; his siblings' work for French farmers; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Spain; arrest by the Spanish authorities and the family is transferred back to the south of France, 1942; stay in a children's home in southern France via the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants) organization; hidden by a French farmer without the rest of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding relief for Jews, also following liberation, primarily in Hungary, and rescue attempts, 1944 Included in the file: Volume 1 (pages 1-105): Pages 1-2: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department in Washington, notifying of the illegal entry into Hungary of thousands of Jews from the neighboring countries, 23 December 1943; Pages 3-7: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department including the testimony of a Polish...

File Number : 112

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe on various issues related to rescue attempts, and testimonies regarding Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944 The file includes copies of documents found in other files in the records group. Volume 1: Pages 1-16: Summary from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC - Red Cross) in Geneva regarding the activities of its delegates concerning the question of emigration of Balkan Jews, March 1942-April 1943, including details of their connections with the Jewish Agency for...

File Number : 111

Type of Material : Maps, Survey Report, Official Documentation, Diagram, Record of Persecuted Persons, Telegram

Language : English, German