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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

Experiences of Yaish Elhai Abiaziz in Rabat, Morocco, during the Holocaust and a book of odes (Qasidas) on war published in Rabat

- description of the arrest of Yaish Abiaziz by French police in Rabat, Morocco in 1943, his stay in prison for about a month, and his release; - "Qasidah Delghirra" ("Qasidah on War"), a book of poetry written in Arabic in Hebrew letters and published in Rabat, undated.

File Number : 49

Type of Material : Poem/song, Caricatures, סיפור חיים

Language : Hebrew, Arabic

Excerpt from the "Chronique de Nice" newspaper from 07 October 1942, regarding the arrest of members of the Feniger and Weinfeld families in Nice in 1942, and the experiences of the Feniger family

Excerpt from the "Chronique de Nice" newspaper from 07 October 1942, regarding the arrest of members of the Feniger and Weinfeld families in Nice in 1942, and the experiences of the Feniger family - clipping from the "Chronique de Nice" newspaper printed in Nice on 7 October 1942, with an article about the arrest, by French policemen, of five foreign Jews, Abraham Weinfeld (German nationality), his wife Aadus (Reinhold), Mr. Abraham Feniger, his wife Amalai (Abusch) and their little son. The members of the Weinfeld family were deported to a concentration camp, the members of the Feniger family were...

File Number : 534

Type of Material : Article, Newspaper Clippings, Biography

Language : Hebrew, French

Testimony of Mordekhai Maxim Feier Milman, born in Liege, Belgium, in 1934, about his escape to the south of France and life under a false identity

Testimony of Mordekhai Maxim Feier Milman, born in Liege, Belgium, in 1934, about his escape to the south of France and life under a false identity Family background; parents escape from Moldova to Eretz Israel pursuant to coup; parents escape to Belgium pursuant to 1929 violence in Eretz Israel; witness placed in a children's home; war breaks out in 1940; family immediately escapes by train to Montpellier, in the south of Frnce; arrested by French police; sent to the Agade camp; life with mother and sisters; scant memories of the camp; older brother works at camp headquarters; news about transport from the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rina Kohen, nee Lesterger Sotruk, born in Oran, Algeria, in 1938, regarding her experiences in Algeria during war.

Testimony of Rina Kohen,nee Lesterger Sotruk,born in Oran,Algeria,in 1938,regarding her experiences in Algeria during war. Childhood before war; family background; outbreak of war,1939; father's enrolment into French army and his mutation to Lyon; his return to Oran,1941; beginning of the "anti-Jewish legislation" in Algeria; canceling of French nationality; dismissal of Jewish employees from government jobs; expulsion from schools; curfew; lack of food; occupation of Algeria by the allied forces; father's work at the port for American army; easing food supply; end of war,1945; riots in Jewish population by...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Michal (Libertalis) Tzorni, born in Lumiere, France, 1939, regarding her experiences in changing hiding places in the Paris area

Testimony

Testimony of Michal (Libertalis) Tzorni, born in Lumiere, France, 1939, regarding her experiences in changing hiding places in the Paris area Family background; German occupation in May 1940; her father hides in different hiding places from 1942; the French police break into her family's home in September 1942, and her mother jumps out of the window; birth of the brother of the witness in February 1943; transfer of the witness into hiding in the Paris area at the end of 1943; living with a French family in exchange for payment; transfer to another hiding place in the area a few months later; liberation in...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Aliza Claude (Zhitlenok) Lahav, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences as a girl under a false identity in Paris, Cahors, and Toulouse

Testimony

Testimony of Aliza Claude (Zhitlenok) Lahav, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences as a girl under a false identity in Paris, Cahors, and Toulouse Offspring of a hard-pressed assimilated family in Paris; war breaks out in September 1939; witness placed in an orphanage out of town; returns to family home several months later, in winter 190; German occupation ensues; family escapes from Paris; escapes back several days later, in summer 1940; father deported to Drancy camp in August 1941; helps sister, who participates in the French Resistance to forward materials in July 1942; escapes with mother after...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lea Louise Wachholder, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences as a girl in Paris and under a false identity in the Sarthe area

Testimony

Testimony of Lea Louise Wachholder, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences as a girl in Paris and under a false identity in the Sarthe area Life before the war; daughter of Communist parents; father: carpenter with his own workshop; war breaks out; witness deported with mother and brother to "winter" stadium in Paris on July 16, 1942; eighteen-year-old sister remains behind in family home; father escapes; witness hospitalized and undergoes appendectomy; mother and brother deported to Auschwitz and murdered there; witness taken to the Sarthe area with help of forged documents; life there as a non-Jew;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Letter written by the commander of the Lille police to the regional governor in Lille regarding the arrest of the Jews of Lille and their deportation, 1942; documentation regarding the priest Robert Stahl from Lille, a Righteous Among the Nations Documentation regarding the arrests of the Jews of Lille: - Letter written by the commander of the Lille police to the Préfet régional de Lille (regional governor in Lille) regarding the steps taken by the German authorities against the Jews: Arrest of the Jews of Lille and their deportation (French policemen guarded the houses of the Jews and checked that no one...

File Number : 583

Type of Material : Article, Booklet(s), Letter, Official Documentation

Language : French

Personal documentation of Maxime Blanche and her mother Suzanne de Minden, 1943, and documents regarding the deportation of Maxime and her father Victor van Minden to Auschwitz, 1943

Personal documentation of Maxime Blanche and her mother Suzanne de Minden, 1943, and documents regarding the deportation of Maxime and her father Victor van Minden to Auschwitz, 1943 Personal documentation of Maxime Blanche and her mother Suzanne de Minden: - Document in the name of Maxime Blanche de Minden, born in Velaux, 15/08/1918, regarding Maxime's application for a Laisser-Passer (travel pass) in Lyon due to a medical problem, 17/08/1943; - Confirmation by the Commissariat general aux question juives (General Office for Jewish Affairs) that Suzanne de Minden, born, 21/11/1896, does not belong to...

File Number : 566

Type of Material : Personal Records, Identity Card, Certification, Application

Language : French

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