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Testimony of Toni (Tauba Susskind)Veber, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1927regarding persecution of the Jews of Antwerp and her escape to Switzerland

Childhood in Antwerp; arrival of refugees from Germany; German occupation, May 1940; failed escape attempt to England; anti-Jewish legislation; expulsion from school; evening curfew; Aryanization; activity in Bnei Akiva; escape with her brother from Antwerp, 1942; illegally crossing the border into France with forged documents; illegally crossing the border into Switzerland in the Annecy area; capture by Swiss gendarmes and deportation back to France; re-crossing the border into Switzerland; life in a refugee camp near Zurich; assistance from a local nun; end of the war, May 1945; Aliya to Eretz Israel,...

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Testimony of Lidia Lili (Simsovits) Fischer, born in Sighet, Maramures, Romania, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, Auschwitz, Geppersdorf, on a death march and in Georgenthal

Testimony of Lidia Lili (Simsovits) Fischer, born in Sighet, Maramures, Romania, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, Auschwitz, Geppersdorf, on a death march and in Georgenthal Childhood in Sighet, Maramures. Hungarian occupation, 1940; anti-Jewish legislation; move to Satu Mare for studies; deportation of people lacking citizenship, 1941; closing of the Jewish school; restrictions in movement; yellow badge; confiscation of property; partial curfew; deportation to the Satu Mare Ghetto; then to Auschwitz, after approximately three weeks; repeated abuse; mutual help; hunger; Yom Kippur;...

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Memoirs of Eva Berger, born in Tulchin, Ukraine, 1928, regarding her experiences in Tulchin, Bershad, the Pechora camp, Rakhny and other places

Memoirs of Eva Berger, born in Tulchin, Ukraine, 1928, regarding her experiences in Tulchin, Bershad, the Pechora camp, Rakhny and other places Escape from Tulchin to Bershad with her family, July 1941; life in Bershad until 08 December 1941; escape back to Tulchin; transfer by forced march with Jews to Torkov; life in Torkov including the deaths of many Jews; life in the Pechora camp until spring, 1942; transfer to Rakhny; life in Rakhny including the deaths of Jews; forced labor; liberation, March 1944.

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Testimony of Nisim Nathan, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, Vidin, Plovdiv and a labor camp

Testimony of Nisim Nathan, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, Vidin, Plovdiv and a labor camp His childhood within the Jewish community, including his education; emigration to Belgium; move back to Bulgaria, several years later; his father's service in the Bulgarian Army; activities in Beitar. Deportation to Vidin; transfer back to Plovdiv; life in Plovdiv including decree to wear a yellow badge; draft to forced labor in a labor camp; death of his brother in a labor camp; camp life including hunger and punishment; death of his mother; activities of Bulgarian Gendarmerie...

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Joint testimony of sisters (?), Tova (Legziel) Shomer Shalom, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1926, and Sara Abramovitz, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1932, regarding their experiences in Benghazi, Giado, Gharian, Marseille and Israel Their childhood in a religious Zionist home; publication of decree forcing Jewish shops to remain open on Shabbat, 1935; [employment of a] non-Jewish worker; visit by Mussolini in Libya, 1937; life in Libya including the collection [confiscation] of jewelry and the termination of studies. Attacks by the British Army, 1940; their father is accused of spying on behalf of the British;...

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Testimony of Bilha Bella (Mosheva) Rivnik, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding her experiences as a child in the ghettos and the hiding of a Jewish partisan

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Lists of Jewish forced laborers from Iasi assigmed to the Ghidighici detachmet, March 30, 1943

Lists of Jewish forced laborers from Iasi assigmed to the Ghidighici detachmet, March 30, 1943 - Jewish forced laborers who returned to Iasi on leave and did not return to the camp for various reasons indicated in the remarks.

results.listIds.fileNumber : JM/13357

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : List of Jewish Skilled Professionals, List of Sick People, List of Craftspeople, List of Forced Laborers

results.listIds.lang : Romanian

Testimony of Hela (Loks) Beck, born in Sosnowiec, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in Sosnowiec, in hiding and Auschwitz

Testimony of Hela (Loks) Beck, born in Sosnowiec, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in Sosnowiec, in hiding and Auschwitz Life in Sosnowiec before the war; from a well-to-do family; relations with non-Jewish neighbors. Concern that her brothers might be drafted into the Polish Army; escape to family living in a village; bringing food to her family; restrictions on the Jews; life in Sosnowiec including concentration of the Jews in a schoolyard; deportation of Jews to camps; finds a hiding place in a cellar during deportations; separation from her mother; deportation to Auschwitz by train; camp life...

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Testimony of Sheli Rachel (Avtalion) Cherni, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1935, regarding her experiences as a child in Stara Zagora and in hiding in Razgrad

Testimony of Sheli Rachel (Avtalion) Cherni, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1935, regarding her experiences as a child in Stara Zagora and in hiding in Razgrad From a well-to-do secular family; relations with the non-Jewish population. Outbreak of the war, 1939; deportation to Stara Zagora, 1942; deportation in the direction of Poland; partisan attack on the train and release of the deportees; move to Razgrad; life being hidden by villagers; draft of her father to labor paving roads; liberation by the Red Army, September 1944. Reunion with her father; return to Sofia; return of their property by their...

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