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Letter sent by the members of the Kann family in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941, and a short letter from his mother, Greta (Kann) Schueckova, 24 December 1939

Letter sent by the members of the Kann family in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941, and a short letter from his mother, Greta (Kann) Schueckova, 24 December 1939 - Letter sent by his mother, grandfather and grandmother in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941 (the letter was written after 31 October 1941, the date of Rene's wedding to Lizzi, and it contains congratulations on their marriage); - Chocolate wrapper and a short letter sent by Greta (Kann) Schueckova in Prague to her son Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 24 December 1939. Both letters have been translated into...

File Number : 2242

Type of Material : Letter

Language : German

Correspondence between Dresi Fröhlich in Eretz Israel and his family members in Prague, 1939-1940, and documentation regarding the Fröhlich family

Correspondence between Dresi Fröhlich in Eretz Israel and her family members in Prague, 1939-1940, and documentation regarding the Fröhlich family - Postcards and letters in German, Yiddish and Czech, sent to Dresi Fröhlich in Tel Aviv by her parents in Prague, 1939-1940; sending of the letters to Nutovits Áron Grosz in Budapest; transfer of the letters to her family, by Nutovits Áron Grosz; - Ticket for travel on public transportation in Prague, 04 April 1939; - Youth Aliyah card of Dresi Fröhlich, issued in Marseille, 06 April 1939; - Identity card of Shoshana Freilich, issued in Tel Aviv, 15...

File Number : 2171

Type of Material : Interview(s), Letter, Documents

Language : Hebrew, Czech, German, Yiddish

Letters sent to Josef Josi Neumann in Eretz Israel by members of his family in Topolcany, Nitra and Novaky and two letters from his sister-in-law Jlus Ilonka (Weinreb) Neumann regarding the fate of the members of his family, 1939-1946 - Letter sent to Josef Neumann in Eretz Israel by his sister-in-law Jlus Ilonka (Weinreb) Neumann in Nove Zamky, with documentation regarding the fate of the members of his family during the war (including a partial translation into Hebrew), 01 November 1945: Arminko (Josef's brother) escaped to Poland in 1942 and has not been heard from since; Oskar (another brother of...

File Number : 2141

Type of Material : Red Cross Letter, Letter

Language : German

Letters sent to Herta Meisel in Eretz Israel by her family in Olmuetz, Bratislava and various places in Czechoslovakia, 1940-1942

Letters sent to Herta Meisel in Eretz Israel by her family in Olmuetz, Bratislava and various places in Czechoslovakia, 1940-1942 - Red Cross letter sent to Herta Meisel in Eretz Israel by her parents and other family members in Olmuetz, 26 March 1942; - Letters sent to Herta Meisel in Eretz Israel by her brother Jozi in Bratislava, 1940; - Letters sent to Herta Meisel in Eretz Israel by her sister Blanka Beck and other family members in Olmuetz, 1940; - Letter sent to Herta Meisel by her sister Blanka and other family members in Prikazy, 18 August 1940; - Letter sent to Herta Meisel by her...

File Number : 2120

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Letter

Language : German

Personal documents of the Gross and Hirschenhauser families, including letters, 1937-1958

Personal documents of the Gross and Hirschenhauser families, including letters, 1937-1958 Gross family: - Letters sent by her parents, Max and Jetty (Dermer) Gross and her sister Mariana in Bruenn to Edith Gross in Eretz Israel, 1939-1941; - Postcard and letter sent by her grandfather Abraham Dermer (Jetty's father) in Vilaucea to Edith Gross in Eretz Israel, 1941; - Postcard sent by her aunt Jenny in Budapest to Eszter Edit Gross in Eretz Israel, March 1941; - Letter sent by the Jewish community in Prostejov to Esther Gross, 02 October 1945; reply to request by Esther Gross to clarify the fate...

File Number : 2030

Type of Material : Passport, Letter, Personal Records, Certification, Postcard, Official Documentation

Language : Czech, English, German

Letter of testimony by Antonia Reiser, born in Czechoslovakia, 1904, to the administrator of the old age home of the Association of Olim from Central Europe, regarding her experiences in Prague, Theresienstadt, and Auschwitz, 1987 Life before the war in Germany; work of her father as secretary in a courthouse; dismissal of her husband from his job, 1933; move of her husband to Prague on account of his dismissal; Antonia follows her husband to Prague; deportation to Theresienstadt together with her husband, 27 November 1941; life in Auschwitz, from October 1944; end of the war. Life in Prague; life in...

File Number : 8535

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Eva Rocek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding her experiences in Prague, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, the Kurzbach camp and other places

Testimony of Eva Rocek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding her experiences in Prague, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, the Kurzbach camp and other places Life before the war; her parents are Viktor Porges, born in Horazdovice and Anna (Bondy), born in Horovice. German occupation; ban on owning animals by Jews; payment of a bribe to a veterinarian for certifying the euthanization of her dog; termination of studies by Jewish students, including high school studies; yellow badge; deportations to Lodz and Theresienstadt, 1941; deportation to Theresienstadt with her family, July 1942; life in camp in...

File Number : 8521

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : English

Memoirs of Ryshek Rudolf Reichman, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, 24/08/1921, regarding his experiences in the Kolin district, in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Schwarzheide camp, and on a death march Death of his mother in Theresienstadt; death of his sister Chana in Bergen-Belsen camp; His memoirs were put in writing by his grandson, 26/02/2007.

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Jan Farsky, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1919, regarding his experiences in Prague, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Schwarzheide camp, and on a death march

Memoirs of Jan Farsky, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1919, regarding his experiences in Prague, Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Schwarzheide camp, and on a death march Deportation of Farsky to Theresienstadt, 26 November 1942; transfer to Auschwitz along with his family members, 15 May 1944; transfer to Schwarzheide camp, 01 July 1944.

File Number : 13

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Letters of testimony sent by Robert Hamlisch, Arie Artur Alter, Eva Alter and Walter Kranz from Ostrava to Peter Erben, regarding their experiences during the war and during the deportation from Ostrava to Nisko camp, 1939 Included in the file: - Articles and newspaper clippings, regarding the history of the Jewish community in Ostrava and Moravia before the Holocaust and during the Holocaust; - List of Holocaust survivors from Ostrava; - Memoirs of Peter Erben, regarding his experiences in Ostrava, 02/1941-08/1942; - Article regarding Nisko camp.

File Number : 7

Type of Material : Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Letter of Testimony, Memoirs, Drawing, Poem/song

Language : Hebrew, Czech, English, German

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