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Testimony of Fredi Knoler, born in Vienna, Austria, in 1921 regarding the French resistance and the Drancy, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps

Testimony

German occupation and annexation of Austria( Anschluss) in 1938; Kristallnacht in 1938; crossing borders to Antwerpen,Belgium in 1938 where acquaintances of the family stayed; transfer to a camp for Jewish refugees (with the support of the Jewish community) in Merkplas in 1939; escape to France after the German occupation of Belgium in 1940; his detention in Lille,France because of his German (Austrian) nationality and transfer to the detention camp in St Cyprien in 1940; his escape from the camp to Gaillac and his work in agriculture in 1940; buying of forged certificates and his moving to Paris,as a French...

File Number : 13473

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Ovadia Walter Lapid Gebrandsdoffer, born in 1927 in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, regarding his experiences in Frankfurt Am Main, in Strasbourg, in the Dordagne area, and in the ranks of the underground during the war, and more. Son of a traditional, non-Zionist family in Frankfurt Am Main; studies in a Jewish school; activity in the Habonim movement; deportation of his maternal grandparents to Krakow in 1934, because they were Polish citizens; confrontations with the Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend -); escape to Strasbourg in 1937; studying in a non-Jewish school; antisemitism; government-initiated...

File Number : 13902

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Odette (Latowicz) Szyper, born in Paris, France, 1928, regarding her family's experiences and her experiences in Paris

Memoirs of Odette (Latowicz) Szyper, born in Paris, France, 1928, regarding her family's experiences and her experiences in Paris Deportation of her father from Drancy to Auschwitz on Transport Number 11, 27 July 1942; her father's arrival in Auschwitz, 29 July 1942; deportation of her mother, brother, Henri, and sister, Suzanne, to Drancy on Transport Number 46, 09 February 1943; deportation to Auschwitz, 11 February 1943. Life in Paris from June 1940; deportation of the family to Drancy, and from there to Auschwitz, 1942-1943; imaginary letter written to her father regarding her experiences in France...

File Number : 8281

Type of Material : Correspondence, Memoirs, Speech

Language : Hebrew, French

Testimony of David Desider Steinmetz, born in 1925 in Satu Mare, Romania, about his experiences in Heide, Oostende, Marseille, the Les Milles camp, and other locations

Testimony

Testimony of David Desider Steinmetz, born in 1925 in Satu Mare, Romania, about his experiences in Heide, Oostende, Marseille, the Les Milles camp, and other locations Life before the war; offspring of a Satmar and Sighet Hasidic family; emigration to Belgium in 1937; life in Antwerp; attending a yeshiva in Heide; German occupation ensues in 1940; escaping to Oostende; bombardment of Dunkirk; escaping to Gravelines in 1940; fleeing back to Antwerp; life under German occupation; escaping to Paris in 1941 after receiving a deportation order in Limbourg; escaping to Marseille (in the Free Zone) in 1941; life...

File Number : 13437

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ruth (Mendelson) De Vries, born in Paris, France, 1936, regarding her experiences while in hiding in a French village, disguised as a Christian child

Testimony

Testimony of Ruth (Mendelson) De Vries, born in Paris, France, 1936, regarding her experiences while in hiding in a French village, disguised as a Christian child In hiding in a French village, disguised as a Christian girl.

File Number : 14021

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Yves Gotel, born in Paris, France, 1937, regarding his experiences as a child in Megeia, Laprugne and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Yves Gotel, born in Paris, France, 1937, regarding his experiences as a child in Megeia, Laprugne and Switzerland Escape with her mother and brother to Megeia, 1939; escape to Laprugne, 1942; life in Laprugne with the family in a children's institution; her father's appointment to manage the institution by the OSE; arrest of Jews without French citizenship by the French gendarmes; escape with his brother with a group of children to Switzerland; escape with the help of a smuggler, April 1944; arrest by the Swiss police; transfer to a refugee camp under the supervision of the Swiss Army;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lisette (Ehrenkranz) Galel, born in Soissons, France, 1936, regarding her experiences as a toddler with people that rescued her and in places of hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Lisette (Ehrenkranz) Galel, born in Soissons, France, 1936, regarding her experiences as a toddler with people that rescued her and in places of hiding Occupation of France and move with her mother to the Limoges area for three months; return and move to the home of her nanny, Annonciata La Place, and her husband, Robert La Place, in the Soissons suburbs; capture of her mother by the French gendarmerie and her disappearance; life in the nanny's house; searching for Jews and constant change of hiding place; liberation of France, August 1944. Reunion with her father, February 1945; return to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Eliezer Albert Templer Dviri, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1933

Testimony

Testimony of Eliezer Albert Templer Dviri, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1933 Escape of the family from Brussels, Belgium before the German occupation of southern France, 1940; in hiding in towns and villages in southwest France under the Vichy government, in Buzet and Le Magny; his siblings' work for French farmers; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Spain; arrest by the Spanish authorities and the family is transferred back to the south of France, 1942; stay in a children's home in southern France via the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants) organization; hidden by a French farmer without the rest of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Yishayahu Charles Klein, born in Kalisz, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, France, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on a death march and in Mauthausen

Testimony

Testimony of Yishayahu Charles Klein, born in Kalisz, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, France, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on a death march and in Mauthausen Childhood; move to Belgium due to economic difficulties. Persecution of the Belgian Jews; deportation to France; return to Belgium; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; forced labor; death march to Mauthausen; liberation by the US Army. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lea Miriam (Levenvirt) Reuveni, born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Antwerp, Lille, Sierck, San-Martino and Florence

Testimony

Testimony of Lea Miriam (Levenvirt) Reuveni, born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Antwerp, Lille, Sierck, San-Martino and Florence From a traditional family; immigration to Antwerp, 1929. Air-raid on Antwerp, May 1940; escape of the family to Lille; German occupation; return to Antwerp; disappearance of her mother and siblings; reunion of the family, November 1941; transfer to Sierck, August 1942; help from Father Pierre-Marie Benoit, later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations, to move to San-Martino; German occupation; escape attempt; rescue by Father Raymondo Viala;...

File Number : 12956

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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