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Birth certificate of Henri Ohayon, born in 1918 in Mogador, and letters from 1942–1943 concerning his induction into the army and the Free French forces

Birth certificate of Henri Ohayon, born in 1918 in Mogador, and letters from 1942–1943 concerning his induction into the army and the Free French forces - birth certificate of Henri Ohayon, born on February 6, 1918, in Mogador, Morocco, issued on June 1, 1926 (translated into French in Mogador in 1934).- letter and postcard sent to Henri Ohayon in Casablanca: -- the American consulate in Casablanca, December 7, 1942, advising that there is no possibility of holders of Moroccan citizenship enlisting in the British Army; -- commander of the induction office in Casablanca, 1943, concerning military...

File Number : 44

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter, Birth Certificate

Language : French

Letter recounting the experiences of Léon and Adolphe Eckman, members of the FFL, in Toulouse, Spain, and Morocco, and documentation of the Eckman and Lakritz families, issued in Mszczonów and France in 1933–1963 - letter from Léon Ekman in Lille to the Ministère des anciens combattants et victimes de guerre (undated) concerning the award of certificates of participant in the French resistance; his experiences: Léon and his brother Adolphe Ekman join the Free French Forces (Forces françaises libres—FFL) in Toulouse; active in exfiltrating fugitives from the Germans to Spain; Adolphe arrested in April 1944...

File Number : 10938

Type of Material : Marriage Certificate, Letter, החלטה, Birth Certificate, Vouchers, Memoirs, Identity Card

Language : Polish, French

Diary written by Henri Chevrier in Paris in 1944 regarding the liberation of Paris, and passport of Roger Charles Emile Chevrier, born in Paris in 1909, issued in Périgueux in 1940

Diary written by Henri Chevrier in Paris in 1944 regarding the liberation of Paris, and passport of Roger Charles Emile Chevrier, born in Paris in 1909, issued in Périgueux in 1940 - Diary written by Henri Chevrier in Paris during 17/08-02/09/1944 regarding the liberation of Paris and the first days after the liberation; - Passport of Roger Charles Emile Chevrier, born in Paris on 23/07/1909, issued in Périgueux on 26/10/1940. On the passport are visa stamps attesting Roger's travels: departure from Port-Vendres and entry permit to the port in Oran on 11/1940, transfer to Morocco in 1940 and to Tangier,...

File Number : 10094

Type of Material : Passport, Diary, Official Documentation

Language : French

Documentation regarding the activities of Roger Charles Emile Chevrier, born in Paris in 1909, in the French underground and in the GPRF; correspondence of the French underground and the GPRF; experiences of Roger Chevrier and the Coriat family; diary of Gustave Elrich Documentation regarding Roger Charles Emile Chevrier (his name during the war was: Deman): - Personal documentation, confirmations and medals of honor issued in Paris, Tunis, Caracas and London during 1930-1951, regarding Roger Charles Emile Chevrier, born in Paris on 23/07/1909: documentation from the University of Paris; decision...

File Number : 639

Type of Material : Announcement, Certification, Membership Cards, Speech, Letter, Invitation, Notepad, Personal Documents, Diary, Diploma, Memoirs

Language : Spanish, French, English

Testimony of Haim Tayar, regarding his experiences in Tripoli, Zawia, Tajura, Gabes and other places

Testimony of Haim Tayar, regarding his experiences in Tripoli, Zawia, Tajura, Gabes and other places Life in Tripoli, before the war; life in his family's home in the Jewish area of the old city in Tripoli; Air-raids on Tripoli; escape with his family to "Colina Verde" in the suburbs; typhus illness; transfer to Zawia with his family; detention of his grandfather, on charges of spying; transfer to a military camp in Tajura along with other Jews, 1940; transfer to Ben Gardane by Vichy French soldiers and the Gestapo; transfer to a military camp in the Gabes area; transfer to Sfax camp; transfer to Tébessa...

File Number : 8802

Type of Material : Interview(s)

Language : Hebrew

To be translated

Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Helene Ettinger regarding her experiences in Rouen, Rennes, Marcenat, Perigueux and other places

Memoirs of Helene Ettinger regarding her experiences in Rouen, Rennes, Marcenat, Perigueux and other places Outbreak of the war; draft of her brothers to the French Army; German occupation of Paris, 14 June 1940; escape from Rouen to the hospital in Rennes; death of her mother at the age of 44, 25 November 1940; [apparently, escape to Rouen and] life there; receipt of a teachering permit and work as a teacher in Saint Etienne du Rouvray for three months; prohibition on teaching imposed on the writer because she is a Jew; anti-Jewish legislation and Aryanization of Jewish businesses; studies at the Law School...

File Number : 8682

Type of Material : Letter, Memoirs

Language : English

Testimony of Marsel Mevorakh, ne Tuitu, born in Khenchela, Algeria, in 1925, regarding his enrolment in free France army and his serving in the front in Germany.

Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew