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Memoirs of Irving Schifris Przednowek, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1929, regarding his experiences in Brussels, in hiding and in La Louviere

Memoirs of Irving Schifris Przednowek, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1929, regarding his experiences in Brussels, in hiding and in La Louviere Life in Brussels under the German occupation until late 1942; being hidden in a village by a Belgian family until January 1944; life in La Louviere until the liberation. Deportation of his father, Enoch Przednowek from Malines to Auschwitz, 24 October 1942; deportation of his mother, Golda (Chmielniska) Przednowek, from Malines to Auschwitz, 15 January 1944. Also in the file: Letter from the American Red Cross regarding the fate of his parents during the war, 13...

File Number : 8278

Type of Material : Memoirs, Red Cross Letter

Language : English

Memoirs of Roza Rogowski, born in Kalvarija, Lithuania, 1903, regarding her family's experiences in Kalvarija between the two World Wars, and the murder of the Jews of Kalvarija by the Germans

File Number : 8265

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : English

Memoirs of Ingeborg Vogt regarding her experiences in Zeitz

Memoirs of Ingeborg Vogt regarding her experiences in Zeitz Arrival of a transport of Jews to Zeitz, 1944; list of Jews and Mischlings (half-Jews) who are residents of Zeitz; list of Jews owning businesses in Zeitz; compilation of the lists by the local NSDAP chapter, June 1938.

File Number : 8230

Type of Material : List of Jewish Residents, Memoirs

Language : German

Personal documentation belonging to Fredji Sassi Zana

Personal documentation belonging to Fredji Sassi Zana Personal documentation belonging to Fredji Sassi Zana, born in Sfax, Tunisia, 23 January 1921; arrest by German soldiers while en route to his home in the early 1940s; ordered to defuse a bomb under gunpoint by the Germans; miraculous defusing of the bomb; forced labor at defusing bombs; receives a letter of commendation from his superior officers; appointment as a team leader; death 22 October 2007. The documents were submitted to Yad Vashem by his daughter, Miriam Ben Dor.

File Number : 523

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Personal Documents

Language : French

Testimony of Gershon Shapiro, born in Lodz, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, HASAG Czestochowa and in Germany

Testimony

Testimony of Gershon Shapiro, born in Lodz, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, HASAG Czestochowa and in Germany His childhood in a traditional, Zionist family. German Army occupation of Lodz, September 1939; escape to Warsaw; return to Lodz; life in Lodz including decrees and restrictions; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940; Lodz Ghetto life including activities by Rumkowski, the head of the Judenrat; "Sperre", curfew "Aktion", 1942; labor in the hospital; deportation to HASAG Czestochowa camp, January 1944; camp life including labor in a weapons factory; liberation by the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Guilia Rozental, born in Tunis, Tunisia, 1930, regarding her experiences in Tunis and Tripoli

Testimony

Testimony of Guilia Rozental, born in Tunis, Tunisia, 1930, regarding her experiences in Tunis and Tripoli Outbreak of the war; air-raids; going to bomb shelters; German occupation; move to Tripoli; injury from being shot; liberation by the Allied forces. Receives medical treatment; death of her brother; disappearance of her parents; transfer by boat to Italy; aliya to Israel, 1952; starts a large family.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

German documentation regarding the transfer of Jews to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria, 1943-1944

German documentation regarding the transfer of Jews to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria, 1943-1944 Correspondence among the German legations in Sofia, Budapest and Bucharest regarding prevention of the transfer of groups of children and adults from Romania, Hungary and other countries to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria.

File Number : 64

Type of Material : Documentary

Language : German

German documentation regarding the German anti-Jewish policy in Europe, 1942-1943

German documentation regarding the German anti-Jewish policy in Europe, 1942-1943 German correspondence with countries in Europe and Asia regarding the German anti-Jewish policy in Europe.

File Number : 62

Type of Material : Documentary

Language : German

Survey regarding the relations between Germany and Bulgaria, including Bulgarian policy regarding the Jewish Question, 1939-1944

Survey regarding the relations between Germany and Bulgaria, including Bulgarian policy regarding the Jewish Question, 1939-1944 - Survey written by Dr. S. Fauck for the Institut Fur Zeitgeschichte Munchen (Institute of Contemporary History in Munich) regarding persecution of the Jews of Bulgaria during World War II, 1961; - Article from the "Neuen Wiener Tagblatt" newspaper regarding the article written by Dr. Lubomir Vladikin from Sofia University supporting the need for and the contents of anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria; - Letter sent by Oskar Pinkas to Jakubovi regarding memories from the...

File Number : 54

Type of Material : Article, Letter of Testimony, Survey

Language : German

Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders on Hristo Botev Radio broadcasts, 1941-1944

Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders on Hristo Botev Radio broadcasts, 1941-1944 Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders Valko Chervenkov, Vasil Kolarov, S. V. Kolev, V. L. Poptomov and Ferdinand Kozovskion and broadcast on the radio regarding the political and economic situation of Bulgaria and the situation of the Bulgarian Jews, opposition to the anti-Jewish legislation of the king and the Bulgarian government, dependency on Nazi Germany and the struggle against persecution of the Jews. Also in the file: Proclamation against the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and the danger...

File Number : 48

Type of Material : Radio Broadcasts, Telegram

Language : Bulgarian

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