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Memoirs of Matityahu Mati Rosen, born in Rozan, Poland, 1931, regarding the experiences of his family in Gaworowo, Rozan and Makow, and escape to the Soviet area

Memoirs of Matityahu Mati Rosen, born in Rozan, Poland, 1931, regarding the experiences of his family in Gaworowo, Rozan and Makow, and escape to the Soviet area Outbreak of the war and escape of the family to Gaworowo; occupation of Gaworowo and concentration of the Jews between the ages of 18 and 50 in the center of the city; deportation of his father to a camp with the Jews and Poles who had defended the city; release of his father from the detention camp thanks to a Polish Army uniform thrown to him by the Polish Army soldier (the Poles were released approximately two weeks later); invasion of the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8645

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Confirmation regarding the decision of the Court of Law in Pultusk to officially recognize the death of Srul Chaim Gut, and a birth certificate in the name of Srul Chaim Gut, issued in Przasnysz, 05/11/1949 - Confirmation regarding the decision of the Court of Law in Pultusk, 09/05/1946, to officially recognize the death of Srul Chaim Gut; confirmation issued, 28/07/1950; - Birth certificate in the name of Srul Chaim Gut, born in Jastrzebiec, Poland, 04/01/1911; certificate issued in Przasnysz, 05/11/1949 . Notes by Eliezer Gut, the submitter of the material: The family of Srul Chaim Gut resided in...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1474

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents

results.listIds.lang : Polish

Memoirs of the siblings, Izrael Himelfarb, born in Bendin, Poland, 1928, and his sister, Roza (Himelfarb) Gurevich, born in Bendin, Poland, 1926, regarding their experiences in Bendin, Przemysl and Lwow Life in Bendin during the German occupation, September 1939; escape to the East by Isidor Himelfarb (father of Izrael and Roza), his oldest son, David Himelfarb (brother of Izrael and Roza) and Yakov Yakubovich (brother of Polina (Yakubovich) Himelfarb, mother of Roza and Izrael) with his daughter, Gutya; escape to Przemysl; escape back to Bendin by David via Krakow (where he was sent after he was arrested,...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8612

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Newspaper Clippings, Memoirs, Personal Documents

results.listIds.lang : Polish, Russian

Memoirs of Chaim Reichert, born in Golina, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Jordanow, in hiding in a forest, in prison in Krakow, in Rensdorf and Auschwitz camps, and in other places

Memoirs of Chaim Reichert, born in Golina, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Jordanow, in hiding in a forest, in prison in Krakow, in Rensdorf and Auschwitz camps, and in other places Life in Golina during German Army air-raids on the municipality building; escape to Sompolno with his family; life in Sompolno; German Army occupation; imposition of restrictions on the Jews; confiscation of the kerosene and gasoline store owned by Chaim Reichert; receives information regarding the murder of his family members in Golina; eviction of the family from their apartment; concentration in the center of the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8570

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Newspaper Clippings, Memoirs

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Yiddish

Letters and postcards from relatives in Tarnow to Issak Topfer in Satka, 1940-1941

Letters and postcards from relatives in Tarnow to Issak Topfer in Satka, 1940-1941 - Most of the letters from Tarnow were from Isaac's sister Ewa Topfer; - Additional letters and postcards from Sara Topfer, Hanka Weinstuck and Edward Mlyniec; - Letter to Issak Topfer in Krasnoturyinsk, 01 June 1945. Also in the folder: - Postcard from the Olman family in Kharkov to Issak Topfer, 12 January 1940; - Two postcards from Lev Weg in Bialokrynica to Issak Topfer, 1941; - Two postcards from Aron Shporn of the Novosibirsk district, 16 February and 14 April 1941; - Postcard from Gersh Orman in...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1977

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Postcard, Letter

results.listIds.lang : Polish, Russian

Transit pass issued to Arie Prushynowski, born in Baranowicze, Poland, 1939, in Salzuflen, to enable his journey to Eretz Israel, 16 July 1947

Transit pass issued to Arie Prushynowski, born in Baranowicze, Poland, 1939, in Salzuflen, to enable his journey to Eretz Israel, 16 July 1947 Notes from Arie Shachar-Prushynowski who submitted the material: Arie Prushynowski was born in Baranowicze, Poland in 1939 (according to the pass: 17 February). When the Germans occupied Baranowicze, his father Mordechai was murdered by the German invaders. Sonia, Arie's mother, decided to escape and, together with Arie and two of his paternal aunts, she escaped to Uzbekistan where they remained until 1946. At the time of the repatriation Sonia and her [female]...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 699

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Records

results.listIds.lang : French, English, German

Memoirs of Sonia Engelsberg, born in Torun, Czechoslovakia, 1924, regarding her experiences in Cesky Tesín, in a Polish village near the Dniester river, the Sevlus Ghetto, Auschwitz, the prison in Most, Theresienstadt and other places Move to Cesky Tesín, life with her parents and four siblings until 1938. Clash between the Polish Army and the Czechoslovakian Army; the German occupation; anti-Jewish legislation and regulations; draft of Jewish men to forced labor; escape of the family to Torun; annexation of the area to Hungary, 1939; deportation of the Jews without Hungarian citizenship to Poland,...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8482

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs

results.listIds.lang : Czech

Testimony of Shaul Ziman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, the Plonsk Ghetto, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and the Ebensee camp

Testimony of Shaul Ziman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, the Plonsk Ghetto, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and the Ebensee camp German occupation of Poland; air-raids; occupation of Warsaw; displays of antisemitism [and anti-Jewish regulations] by the Germans; establishment of the ghetto; administration by the Judenrat; smuggling of food into the ghetto by the children; Jewish policemen; leave-taking from his parents and escape from the ghetto; wanderings from village to village using a false identity (Stanislaw Vishnewski); work for a Polish farmer; arrival at the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8470

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Two last letters sent to Mojsze Bielawski in Eretz Israel by his family members in Przedecz, Poland, 1939

Two last letters sent to Mojsze Bielawski in Eretz Israel by his family members in Przedecz, Poland, 1939 In the first letter, dated Kaf-Chet Iyar 5699 [17 May 1939], written in Yiddish, his family members express their fear about what stands to happen to them, and at the same time, they express their worry about what is happening in Eretz Israel, during the riots of 1936-1939; The second letter, written in Yiddish in Latin letters, was written immediately after the German invasion and occupation of Poland, with a request that their family members reply to them only in Polish or German (the letter arrived...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1830

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter

results.listIds.lang : Yiddish / Latin Characters, Yiddish

Memoirs of Pinkhas Tzimerman, born in Trzebinia, Poland, 1917, regarding his experiences in the Trzebinia Ghetto, Chrzanow Ghetto, Dachau and Markstaedt camps, and in other places

Memoirs of Pinkhas Tzimerman, born in Trzebinia, Poland, 1917, regarding his experiences in the Trzebinia Ghetto, Chrzanow Ghetto, Dachau and Markstaedt camps, and in other places Life before the war; witness learns in a Talmud Torah; studies in a vocational-commercial school. German occupation, 1939; deportation to the Trzebinia Ghetto; deportation of young Jews including his brother Beniamin to forced labor in Germany; cooperation regarding the deportation of the young Jews, by the Judenrat and the Jewish police; labor in a carpentry workshop; finds a hiding place during an "Aktion", 01 June 1942;...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8455

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

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