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Assistance to Jews
Attitude of the Local Population
Attitude of the Polish Population
Attitude of the Swiss Population
Attitude of the Ukrainian Population
Aktions
Collaborators
Denunciation
Attitude of the Belorussian Population
Deportation to Germany
Escape From Captivity
False Identity
Detentions
Forging of Documents
Help to Jews - Ukraine
Interrogations
Abuse
Anti-Nazi Underground
Escape From the Ghettos
"aktions" in the Ghettos
Escape From an Aktion
Escape to Forests
Aliya
Deportation From Romania
Deportation to Transnistria
Orphanages
"farida" - Immigrant Ship
Aliya Training After the War
Antisemitism Before the War
Assistance and Rescue
Bnei Akiva
Anti-Jewish Orders and Decrees
Beit Yaakov
Children's Homes
Confiscation of Property
Forced Labor
Guard