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Letters from Marianna Ertler in Ipolyság, Czechoslovakia to her [boy]friend István Lányi in Ipolynyék and Hévmagyarad, Czechoslovakia, 1944, last letter written by István Lányi's father before his deportation to Auschwitz, and letters sent by friends in Cyprus to István Lányi, 1947 - Last letter written by Sándor Lányi (father of István Lányi) to the members of his family regarding the handling of his land during his time in the detention camp in Hungary before his deportation to Auschwitz; - Letters from Marianna Ertler in Ipolyság to her [boy]friend István Pista Lányi in Ipolynyék and Hévmagyarad,...

File Number : 2191

Type of Material : Envelope, Article, Letter, Drawing

Language : Slovak, Hebrew, Hungarian

Experiences of Avraham Acker Ekroni, born in Debreczin, Hungary, and of his family members, as written by his grandson in Haifa

Experiences of Avraham Acker Ekroni, born in Debreczin, Hungary, and of his family members, as written by his grandson in Haifa Deportation of the Acker family to the Debreczin Ghetto, including Avraham's father David, his mother Ita, their sons Binyamin, Avraham, Menachem and Tuvia, and their daughters Vera (Rivka) and Yehudit; arrival to Strasshof camp in Germany; transfer of his older brother Binyamin to Theresienstadt; liberation of the remainder of the family members by the Red Army. Return to Hungary; aliya to Eretz Israel with the help of the Bericha organization, via Italy; reunion with his...

File Number : 349

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Mózes Farkas, born in Makó, Hungary, 1927, regarding his experiences in Makó, the Makó Ghetto, the Szeged Ghetto, Auschwitz, Kaufering camp and more

Testimony of Mózes Farkas, born in Makó, Hungary, 1927, regarding his experiences in Makó, the Makó Ghetto, the Szeged Ghetto, Auschwitz, Kaufering camp and more Anti-Jewish decrees, 1944; obligation to wear a yellow band and badge; restrictions on movement; prohibition against the opening of businesses [?]; deportation to the Makó Ghetto; ghetto life including the prohibition against leaving the ghetto; transfer to the Szeged Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz on the last transport from Hungary, June 1944; travel in train cars for a period of approximately six days; arrival in Auschwitz; selection by Mengele;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Experiences of Ida Kahana, born in Transylvania, 1920, during 1944-2007, written after her death by her granddaughter Yamit Lifshitz in Jerusalem

Experiences of Ida Kahana, born in Transylvania, 1920, during 1944-2007, written after her death by her granddaughter Yamit Lifshitz in Jerusalem Family background: deportation from Dez by the Nazis on Shavuot [May], 1944; arrival to Auschwitz; separation from her parents and from most of her siblings; transfer from Auschwitz on a death march; arrival to Bergen-Belsen; liberation by the Allied forces; move to Sweden with help from the King of Sweden; aliya to Israel; rehabilitation. Included in the file: - Photograph of Ida Kahana taken during her later years.

File Number : 342

Type of Material : Survey

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Sheindi (Ehrenwald) Miller, born in Galanta, Slovakia, 31 December 1930, regarding her experiences in the Galanta Ghetto, Érsekújvár Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Peterswaldau labor camp Testimony of Sheindi Miller, as it appears in the "Neveh Shmuel" Yeshiva journal, 5758 (1998); - Persecution of the Jews in Galanta, 1942; deportation of women and men to forced labor; transfer to the Galanta Ghetto, April 1944; theft of Jewish property; transfer to the Érsekújvár Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau by train, including a description of the travel in freight cars for three days; selection...

File Number : 8600

Type of Material : Excerpt(s), Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Hungarian

Testimony of Yosef Goldberger, born in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia, 1930, regarding his experiences in Dunajská Streda, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mauthausen and Vienna, 1938-1945

Testimony of Yosef Goldberger, born in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia, 1930, regarding his experiences in Dunajská Streda, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mauthausen and Vienna, 1938-1945 Annexation of Dunaszerdahely - Dunajská Streda to Hungary, 1939 [it should be: 1938]; life in Dunaszerdahely until Pesach (April), 1944; German army occupation of Dunaszerdahely before Pesach (April), 1944; deportation to the Dunaszerdahely Ghetto; Dunaszerdahely Ghetto life, for approximately one month; deportation by train to Auschwitz; camp life; death of his father Gabriel Goldberger in Auschwitz; death of his mother Miriam Rachel...

File Number : 8599

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Áron Issler, born in Radomysl Wielki, Poland, 1901, regarding his experiences in the Nagyvárad Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, and the Waldlager camp

Memoirs of Áron Issler, born in Radomysl Wielki, Poland, 1901, regarding his experiences in the Nagyvárad Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, and the Waldlager camp Deportation to the Nagyvárad Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 06 June 1944; life in Auschwitz, including labor; transfer to Dachau by death march, January 1945; transfer to Waldlager; evacuation of the camp, 25 April 1945; liberation by the US Army, 30 April 1945. Transfer to a hospital; release from the hospital, 27 July 1945; return to Nagyvárad, 03 September 1945. Note: Áron Issler's parents and siblings perished in the...

File Number : 8601

Type of Material : Document, Letter, Memoirs, Address Book, Document

Language : Hungarian

Correspondence of Jehosua Klein in Eretz Israel and his father Hermann Klein in Uzhorod, 1940-1943, and an application form for an aliya certificate for the Klein family

Correspondence of Jehosua Klein in Eretz Israel and his father Hermann Klein in Uzhorod, 1940-1943, and an application form for an aliya certificate for the Klein family - Two letters sent to Jehosua Klein in Eretz Israel by his father, Hermann Klein in Uzhorod, 1940; - Red Cross letter sent by Jehosua Klein (on the document the name appears as Jehuda erroneously) to his father, 17 December 1943, and the answer on the reverse side of the letter that the addressee is no longer at that address; - Application form for an aliya certificate for the Klein family completed by Jehosua Klein, undated. Note...

File Number : 2072

Type of Material : Letter, Red Cross Letter

Language : Hebrew, German, Yiddish, Hungarian

Letters sent by the family of Berta Abisch in Korosmezo to her brother Bernard Bohrer in the United States, 1938-1941, and documents regarding the compensation claims submitted by Ida (Abisch) Kadlecova after the war - Letter sent by Ida Abisch to her uncle in the United States, 18 April 1938; - Letter sent by Izu Abisch from Korosmezo to his uncle in the United States, Bernard Bohrer, 21 August 1939; - Letter sent by Samu Abisch from Korosmezo to his brother-in-law in the United States, Bernard Bohrer (the brother of Berta Abisch), 06 February 1941; - Questionnaire filled out by Ida Kadlecova, born...

File Number : 2044

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Letter, Letter of Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Czech, German

Memoirs of Gavriel Goldstein Avni, born in Oradea, Romania, 1923, regarding his experiences during the war, including a summary of his experiences before the war

Memoirs of Gavriel Goldstein Avni, born in Oradea, Romania, 1923, regarding his experiences during the war, including a summary of his experiences before the war Life in Bihor; death of his father, 1933; move to Oradea; learns Torah; attends an elementary school including studies in a Jewish high school in the afternoon; learns knitting in order to help earn the family's livelihood. German Army occupation of Hungary, 1944; life under German occupation including the imposition of decrees, obligation to wear a yellow badge, ban on entry into [public] places, and taxes; [deportation to the] ghetto; ghetto...

File Number : 8554

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

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