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Testimony of Moshe Shper, born in Volove, Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia, in 1921 regarding his recruitment to labour battalions and his deportation to Mauthausen

wealthy family; he attends the Hebrew Gymnasium in Mukacevo; transition to Hungarian rule in 1939; rise of anti-semitism ; deportation of the stateless to Poland, recruitment for labor battalions in 1942; work in a car workshop in Budapest; German occupation in 1944; escape attempts; march to Austria; digging bunkers in Szombathely; cruelty of the SS; Gunskirchen and Mathausen camps; liberation; return to Carpathian Ruthenia; return of his mother and sisters from Auschwitz; aliya to Israel in 1949.

File Number : 13693

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Abraham Ashkenazi, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1930 regarding his experiences in Pazardzhik

Manifestations of anti-semitism on the part of the teachers; moving to a Jewish school; Ben Gourion's visit to the city; recruiting his father for forced labour; deportation order to Pazardzhik; shelter in the local school; restrictions; loss of contact with his father; surviving on temporary jobs; going back to Sofia; joining the movement Poalei Zion Left; defense training; aliyah bet from Marseille on board the ship Pavio in 1948; participation in the Latrun battles and in the battles in Jerusalem

File Number : 13706

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Arno Porat Frish, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary in 1931 regarding his deportation to camps in Austria.

Testimony of Moshe Porat Frish, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary in 1931 He was born in an orthodox family; his father's recruitment in a labor battalion in 1943; imposing restrictions on the family business; disbelief in the rumors about the murder of Jews; concentration of the Jews of Hajdunanas in the brick factory in Debrecen for deportation in April 1944; bar mitzvah in the ghetto; deportation by convoy to Austria; death of people in the wagons; life in the camp in Vienna; working in construction; hospitalization of his brother and sister ; death march; the soldiers'abuse of the marchers; life in the...

File Number : 13744

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Mishu Lupo, born in Bacau, Romania, 1931, regarding his experiences in Bacau, Salzburg, Vienna and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Mishu Lupo, born in Bacau, Romania, 1931, regarding his experiences in Bacau, Salzburg, Vienna and other places His childhood in Bacau including learning in a "heder" and attending a Romanian school. Outbreak of the war; life under occupation including termination of his studies, displays of antisemitism, a curfew and the decree regarding wearing a yellow badge; deportation of his father and two brothers to forced labor; liberation. Unsuccessful attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel; move to Romania, 1945; attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel via Hungary and Austria, 1946; life in...

File Number : 13420

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom

Testimony

Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom Life with his family [in Kerecky?]; Jewish community life [in Kerecky]; move to Orsowa; life in Orsowa including attending school and learning in a "heder". Hungarian Army occupation [of Orsowa], 1939; draft to the labor battalions before Yom Kippur; transfer to Komarom; camp life including the decree regarding wearing a yellow badge, and forced labor; transfer of the inmates on foot under the supervision of Hungarian Gendarmerie men; escape with a friend; deportation...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Testimony of Chava Eva (Hofman) Gesheid, born in Nagykanizsa, Hungary, 1930, regarding her experiences in Nagykanizsa, the Nagykanizsa Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Grusenberg, on a death march and in other places German Army occupation [of Nagykanizsa], 1944; deportation to the [Nagykanizsa] Ghetto, 1944; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944; transfer to Grusenberg, 1944; camp life including forced labor in industry and in an ammunitions factory; death march; liberation by the US Army in the Erfurt area, 1945. Return to Hungary, 1945; life in Budapest including aliya training with Hanoar Hatzioni, 1946;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Vegner, born in 1923 in Mihaileni, Romania, about his experiences in the Mogilev Podolski ghetto, in Dorohoi, immigration to Eretz Israel via Istanbul in 1944, and more

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Vegner, born in 1923 in Mihaileni, Romania, about his experiences in the Mogilev Podolski ghetto, in Dorohoi, immigration to Eretz Israel via Istanbul in 1944, and more Life before the war, membership in the Hanoar Hazioni youth movement; Soviet occupation ensues in 1940; antisemitism in Dorohoi; arrest of rabbi in Mihaileni; synagogue is searched; arrest of brother in 1940; German-Soviet war breaks out; evacuation of Dorohoi in 1940; witness sent to forced labor in Atachi; deportation by ferry to Mogilev Podolski ghetto; life in an open ghetto; given shelter in a synagogue; life in...

File Number : 13475

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Arie Leib Vered, born in Roman, Romania, 1921, regarding his experiences in Bucharest, in detention in Vacaresti; in detention in Zilava and in detention in Fetesti

Testimony

Testimony of Arie Leib Vered, born in Roman, Romania, 1921, regarding his experiences in Bucharest, in detention in Vacaresti; in detention in Zilava and in detention in Fetesti Family background; family makes aliya to Eretz Israel, 1923; return to Romania due to economic difficulties; move to Bucharest; displays of antisemitism; joining the Maccabi youth movement. Burning of the store and closing of the business, 1940; pogroms; rescue of his family; unsuccessful aliya attempt to Eretz Israel; return to Bucharest; detention by Romanian gendarmes; detention for 30 days for lack of possession of...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Josef Zamostianu, born in Saveni, Romania, 1931, regarding his experiences in Saveni, Dorohoi, Nazareni, an orphanage and more

Testimony

Testimony of Josef Zamostianu, born in Saveni, Romania, 1931, regarding his experiences in Saveni, Dorohoi, Nazareni, an orphanage and more Childhood in a Zionist, traditional home. Anti-Jewish decrees including yellow badge, 1940; transfer of men from Saveni to labor; concentration of the women and children in a camp; return home at the end of the day, 1940 [?]; transfer to Dorohoi on foot, 1941; life with relatives; transfer to Atachi by train; crossing the Dniester River towards Mogilev; life in a barn; harrassment by Ukrainians; transfer on foot through the villages in the area; transfer back to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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