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Articles written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord, born in Krakow, Poland, 1934, regarding her longings for her family after the war, and her experiences on board the ship, "Exodus"

Articles written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord, born in Krakow, Poland, 1934, regarding her longings for her family after the war, and her experiences on board the ship, "Exodus" - "On Our Way To Eretz Israel", documentation written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord regarding her experiences during her aliya to Eretz Israel: move from Inzersdorf to Dornstadt; move to the Marseilles area by bus; life in a local camp for three days; transfer to the port by bus; boarding the ship, "Exodus"; illegal immigration attempt on the ship to Tel Aviv; struggle with the British Army; transfer to Haifa; transfer to a...

File Number : 727

Type of Material : Article, Memoirs, Excerpt(s)

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the Cronheim Jewish community and the refugee ship, "Saint Louis", 1933-1939

Documentation regarding the Cronheim Jewish community and the refugee ship, "Saint Louis", 1933-1939 - Documentation belonging to Hermann Deutsch, the teacher, regarding the history of the Cronheim Jewish community; - Correspondence of Hermann Deutsch in Cronheim and Dr. Karl Ried in Eichstadt and Louis Lamm in Berlin regarding the rabbis of the community; - Expulsion order from Germany, 1936; - Testimony of Hermann Deutsch regarding the refugee ship, "Saint Louis", which embarked from Germany and was expelled from Havana back to Europe, June 1939; - Excerpts from newspapers regarding the refugee...

File Number : 31

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English, German

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Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Shlomo Deutsch, born in Sapanta, Romania in 1926, regarding his experiences in the Tacovo Ghetto and in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bunzlau, Mauthausen, Buchenwald and other camps

Memoirs of Shlomo Deutsch, born in Sapanta, Romania in 1926, regarding his experiences in the Tacovo Ghetto and in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bunzlau, Mauthausen, Buchenwald and other camps Life before the war; confiscation of Jewish property and transfer of the Jews to forced labor in service to the Hungarian Army in 1939; deportation of the Jews before Pesach (April) 1944, when he was 17 years old; deportation to the Tacovo Ghetto; Tacovo Ghetto life; preparations for the transfer, and arrival to the railroad station in Tacovo; they are put onto trains and deported to Auschwitz camp; arrival to Auschwitz camp,...

File Number : 10076

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

A film about the fate of the survivors of the "Patria" disaster

- A film about the "Patria" disaster and the fate of the survivors of the disaster. The film was produced by the ARGO production company with the support of the Czech Republic Ministry of Culture. The film is based on the diary of Karel Brandýs and includes excerpts of testimonies given by "Patria" survivors (the names of the survivors who participated in the film appear in the subtitles at the end of the film).

File Number : 305

Type of Material : Film

Language : Czech

Testimony of Uri Mordowski, born in 1927 in Danzig, about being exiled to Mauritius in 1940–1945

Testimony

Testimony of Uri Mordowski, born in 1927 in Danzig, about being exiled to Mauritius in 1940–1945 Pre-war childhood; antisemitic manifestations; anti-Jewish legislation; illegal immigration to Eretz Israel; four months at sea; reaching Eretz Israel; exiled to Mauritius; internment of men in a prison and of women in a barracks camp; good relations with the local population and with British soldiers; the camp administration; workshops; café; cultural life, religious life, and sports in the camp; mutual aid; diseases; liberation; immigration to Eretz Israel in 1945; adjustment to life in Eretz Israel.

File Number : 13859

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Eliezer Leon Fishman, born in Cernauti, Bucovina, Romania in 1932, regarding his deportation to Transnistria, to Dzhurin

Testimony

Testimony of Eliezer Leon Fishman, born in Cernauti, Bucovina, Romania in 1932, regarding his deportation to Transnistria, to Dzhurin His childhood before the war; entrance of the Russians [Soviets], 1940; entrance of the Germans and Romanians, and the Great Synagogue is set on fire, summer 1941; deportation to the [Cernauti] Ghetto for a short period of time; deportation to Transnistria, to Dzhurin; living conditions; diseases; labor in a sugar factory; arrival of the partisans, and liberation by the Red Army, 1944; return to Cernauti, and move from there to Radauti; he joins the Gordonia movement; attempt...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew