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Testimony of Sheli Ashkenazi Malki, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1932 regarding her experiences in Pazardzhik

Parents' countries of origin- Turkey and Romania, moving of her family to Pazardzhik in the 30's; good relations with the Bulgarian population; recruiting her father for road construction; his disappearance during the whole period of war; anti-Jewish legislation; starvation; help of the community to the deported from Sofia; acts of bullying; her father's enlistment in the Bulgarian army after liberation; aliyah bet on board the Kefalos boat 1948; absorption in Ramle

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Testimony of Rakhel (Veig) Davidovitz, born in Nagovo, Czechoslovakia in 1929, regarding her life in Nagovo, in Mateszalka Ghetto, and in Auschwitz, Fallersleben, and other camps

Testimony of Rakhel (Veig) Davidovitz, born in Nagovo, Czechoslovakia in 1929, regarding her life in Nagovo, in Mateszalka Ghetto, and in Auschwitz, Fallersleben, and other camps Childhood in Nagovo; antisemitism before the war; locale re-annexed to Hungary in 1940; revocation of family’s business license; mutual help; German occupation in March 1944; wearing of yellow badge; expulsion to Mateszalka Ghetto; life in the ghetto for several weeks; deportation to Auschwitz; family murdered in the camp; suffering abuse; roll calls; suffering from hunger; meeting with her two aunts; transfer to Fallersleben; life...

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Testimony of Yehuda Haleman, born in Cluj, Romania in 1928, regarding his experiences in the ‎Cluj Ghetto and deportation to Auschwitz and Kaufering

Testimony of Yehuda Haleman, born in Cluj, Romania in 1928, regarding his experiences in the ‎Cluj Ghetto and deportation to Auschwitz and Kaufering His parents’ house; cessation of studies following the closure of the yeshivas in 1942; food ‎rationing; entry of the Germans in March 1944; Slovakian refugees; the yellow badge; restrictions ‎on movement; prohibition on traveling on public transportation; deportation to the ghetto on 3 ‎May 1944; Kastner’s speech in the ghetto to encourage people to go out to work; deportation to ‎Auschwitz on the last transport; selection; quarters in the gypsy camp; personal...

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Testimony of Elhanan Elkhononas Shokhoras Shahar, born in 1929 in Kaunas, Lithuania, about his experiences in the Kaunas ghetto, the Stutthof camp, and Dachau during the war

Life before the war; offspring of a traditional family; Soviet occupation ensues in 1940; nationalization of family business; Soviets retreat and German occupation ensues in June 1941; ghetto established and extended family joins witness in one apartment; wearing the yellow star; attending a vocational school; Aktionen; surrender of valuables and books; unsuccessful attempt to smuggle sister to the "Aryan" side; deportation from the ghetto in July 1944; parting from mother and sister in the Stutthof camp; taken to Landsberg (Dachau); life in the camp; hunger; the front closes in and the camp is evacuated on...

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Testimony of Miriam Lengel, born in Cluj, Romania in 1921, regarding her experiences in Kneii Meze, in the Plaszow and Auschwitz-Birkenau camps, in a camp in the region of Buchenberg and more

Testimony of Miriam Lengel, born in Cluj, Romania, in 1921,regarding her experiences in Kneii Meze, in the camps Plaszow, Auschwitz-Birkenau, in the region of Buchenberg and more Life in Cluj; attending a Romanian Gymnasium; good relations with the neighbours; annexation of the place to Hungary; imposing restrictions on the Jews; imposing an economic boycott; anti-Semitism; deportation to Kneii Meze; life in a brick factory; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau by cargo train; selection and transfer to Block B'; transfer to Block C'; working in the kitchen and stealing food; food trading; transfer to Plaszow;...

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Announcements to the population issued by Rumkowski in the Lodz Ghetto: Announcement from the ghetto administration regarding the distribution of white cheese to those who have bread ration coupons, 26 July 1944 The announcement says that anyone with Bread Ration No. 51 will be eligible to receive 125 grams of white cheese for half a mark.

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results.listIds.fileNumber : 13775

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results.listIds.fileNumber : 13448

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

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Personal documentation regarding Rudolph Erwin Alexander Schwab and his relatives, 1933-1962

Personal documentation regarding Rudolph Erwin Alexander Schwab and his relatives, 1933-1962 - Registration of Rudolf Schwab's business in Brussels, 12/10/1933 (p. 19); - Genealogy of the Schwab family (pp. 24-28); - Certificate awarded to Alexander Schwab, 21/02/1936, for his service as a German Army soldier in combat during World War I (p. 33); - Certificate of honorary service awarded to Alexander Schwab by the "German Association of Jewish Combatants", including notification that Schwab intends to emigrate to Shanghai, 01/08/1939 (p. 40); - Letter of confirmation by the council of the...

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