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Memoirs of Rivka Silberstein regarding her experiences in Wroclaw, the Bindermichl DP camp and the Wasseralfingen DP camp, 1946-1948

Memoirs of Rivka Silberstein regarding her experiences in Wroclaw, the Bindermichl DP camp and the Wasseralfingen DP camp, 1946-1948 Deaths of five members of her family in Siberia; return from Siberia, 1946; life in Ukraine until March 1946; life on a kibbutz in Wroclaw for six months; locating and returning Jewish orphans entrusted to Christian families or institutions; escape to Austria; life in a Poalei Zion kibbutz in the Bindermichl DP camp in Linz; life in the Wasseralfingen DP camp. Aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Galilah"; life in Eretz Israel.

File Number : 8642

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Notebook belonging to Dawid Karu, from Stanislawow, with the words of songs sung by the illegal immigrants on the "Exodus" ship, and the illegal immigrant certificate issued to Dawid Karu, 24 October 1947 - Notebook in which Dawid Karu wrote the words sung by the illegal immigrants on the "Exodus" ship, 1947; - Illegal immigrant certificate from the "Exodus from Europe 5707" ship, issued to Dawid Karu, 24 October 1947; - Immigrant card of Dawid Karu, issued by the Jewish Agency, 16 May 1949; - Experiences of Dawid Karu, as written by his grandson: His family's life in Stanislawow; outbreak of...

File Number : 718

Type of Material : Personal Records, Documentary, Poems/songs

Language : Hebrew, English

Testimony

Testimony of Simcha Leo Fischer, born in Backo Petrovo Selo, Yugoslavia, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in Backo Petrovo Selo, the Szeged Ghetto, Baja Ghetto, Fertorakos camp and other places Life before the war; attends school in the Jewish community and synagogues. Re-annexation to Hungary, April 1941; round-up ("Atkion") with the participation of Hungarian Gendarmes, January 1942; receives information regarding the murder of Jews in Novisad; receives information regarding the murder of family members in Beograd; German occupation, March 1944; wearing of a yellow badge; deportation of Jews...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Testimony of Chaja (Spiegel) Weinberg, born in Velike Loucky, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Velike Loucky, in the Mukacevo Ghetto, in Auschwitz, the Geislingen camp and more Life before the war; from a religious family. Reannexation to Hungary, November 1938; deportation of her father to forced labor, 1941; German occupation, March 1944; deportation to the Mukacevo Ghetto, April 1944; deportartion to Auschwitz, May 1944; transfer to Geislingen, September 1944; camp life; labor in a weapons factory; transfer to Dachau, April 1945; transfer on trains, May 1945; receiving Red...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Hana Anya (Kaliger) Mekel, born in Luck, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences as a young child in Dubno, Ural, Andizhan, Szczucin and more

Testimony

Testimony of Hana Anya (Kaliger) Mekel, born in Luck, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in Dubno, Ural, Andizhan, Szczucin and more Life before the war; activities of her father in the Bund organization; move to Dubno with her family, 1936. Soviet occupation, 1939; assistance to Polish refugees; the Red Army flees, June 1941; escape with a convoy of Red Army tanks; escape on refugee trains in the Soviet Union; volunteering to labor laying train tracks in Ural; camp life; escape on foot; life in Uzbekhistan in a kolkhoz; life in Andizhan; hunger; receiving information regarding Poland from...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chaja (Patoka) Belczynski, born in Sarny, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Sarny, Kiev, Stalingrad and in the Red Army

Testimony

Testimony of Chaja (Patoka) Belczynski, born in Sarny, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Sarny, Kiev, Stalingrad and in the Red Army Life before the war; traditional family. Outbreak of the war, September 1939; life under Soviet occupation; German occupation, June 1941; escape to Kiev, June 1941; escape to Veresnya; life in Veresnya including work in agriculture; escape to Stalingrad; escape to a kolkhoz; escape to Stalingrad; escape to Baratovka; life in Baratovka including work in a sawmill; escape to Stalingrad; arrival of the German Army to Stalingrad; escape in the direction of the east,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Josef Berger, born in Satu Mare, Romania, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, in Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Melk camps, and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Josef Berger, born in Satu Mare, Romania, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, in Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Melk camps, and in other places Life before the war. Re-annexation to Hungary, 1943; burial of their property; deportation to the Satu Mare Ghetto; Satu Mare Ghetto life including forced labor; deportation in cattle cars to Auschwitz, 1944; camp life; separation between men and women; selection; transfer to Mauthausen; camp life; transfer to Melk, 1944; camp life; labor digging tunnels; air-raids on the camp by the Allied forces; transfer by train to Ebensee; camp...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Joseph Iankovitz Yaniv, born in Botosani, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Botosani, Sarata, Bacau and Braila

Testimony

Testimony of Joseph Iankovitz Yaniv, born in Botosani, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Botosani, Sarata, Bacau and Braila Life before the war. Entrance of a Romanian partner to manage the family's business; wearing of a yellow badge; receives an order to present himself before the authorities for labor; life in Sarata; labor digging trenches; life in Bacau; transfer of the men to labor groups, 1941; deportation to Braila, 1942; camp life; retreat of the German Army and the Romanian Army, August 1944. Return to Botosani; illegally crosses the border to Hungary; illegally crosses the border...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Mordechai Cynamon, born in Lodz, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Koprzywnica, Skarzysko Kamienna and Czestochowa

Testimony

Testimony of Mordechai Cynamon, born in Lodz, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Koprzywnica, Skarzysko Kamienna and Czestochowa Religious family. Outbreak of the war, 1939; move to Warsaw with his family, late 1940; deportation to forced labor; wanderings until Koprzywnica, 1941; labor in a quarry and digging drainage ditches; detention and transfer to Skarzysko Kamienna; camp life; transfer to Czestochowa on Yom Kippur (September), 1944; escape from a group intended for transfer to Germany; camp life while using a false name; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Return to Lodz; departs...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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