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Testimony of Shlomo Grinfeld Yarkoni, born in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding his experiences in Uzhorod, Budapest, Miskolc, the Kasztner train and Bergen-Belsen

Testimony

Testimony of Shlomo Grinfeld Yarkoni, born in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, 1929, regarding his experiences in Uzhorod, Budapest, Miskolc, the Kasztner train and Bergen-Belsen Childhood in a religious home; death of his father; learns in a "heder" and a public school; Beitar activities; annexation to Hungary, 1938; displays of antisemitism before the war. Transfer to Budapest, 1941; absorption of Jewish refugees from Poland; German occupation, March 1944; anti-Jewish legislation; yellow badge; confiscation of property and more; underground activities giving assistance to Jews: ration coupons, development of...

File Number : 13252

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shoshana Zsuzsanna (Shomlo) Beer, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1927, regarding her experiences in hiding in Budapest during the war

Testimony

Testimony of Shoshana Zsuzsanna (Shomlo) Beer, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1927, regarding her experiences in hiding in Budapest during the war

File Number : 13324

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Asher Tibor Hartmann Porat, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1936, regarding his experiences in a protected house and the Budapest Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Asher Tibor Hartmann Porat, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1936, regarding his experiences in a protected house and the Budapest Ghetto Traditional family. Draft of his father to the labor battalions, 1943; German occupation, 1944; obtains forged documents; his brother's activities in the underground; move to a protected house under the protection of Raoul Wallenberg; capture of his family by Arrow Cross men when going out to the street; concentration of the Jews in a brick factory; intervention by his brother and his family's transfer to the Budapest Ghetto; stay in a cellar during the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Estha (Gobes) Tsaig, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1939, regarding her experiences in hiding in Amsterdam and Friesland

Testimony

Testimony of Estha (Gobes) Tsaig, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1939, regarding her experiences in hiding in Amsterdam and Friesland Life with her grandparents, 1942; move of her parents to in hiding; in hiding with help from the underground, 10 June 1943; wanderings between many families; move to the Wiertsmaar family in Friesland, September 1943; liberation. Return of her parents, 15 June 1945; life after the war in Amsterdam; aliya to Israel, 1969.

File Number : 12894

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Yeshayahu Rozenblum, born in Putnok, 1924, regarding his experiences in a labor battalion, a children's home in Budapest and the "Glass House"

Testimony

Testimony of Yeshayahu Rozenblum, born in Putnok, 1924, regarding his experiences in a labor battalion, a children's home in Budapest and the Glass House From a family with many children; family move to Budapest, 1933; witness joins the Scouts movement; displays of antisemitism; joins Hanoar Hatzioni; meets with refugees. Actions to obtain forged documents, late 1943; movement representative to recruit new members in various cities, early 1944; German occupation, March 1944; drafted to a labor battalion, April 1944; escape; distribution of forged protective passports among his friends; movement sets...

File Number : 12307

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Grosz Gur, born in Okany, Hungary, 1926, regarding his experiences in Budapest

Testimony

Testimony of David Grosz Gur, born in Okany, Hungary, 1926, regarding his experiences in Budapest Life before the war. Outbreak of the war, 1939; Zionist movement activities in Budapest; establishment of a workshop for forging documents in order to save Jews; riots by Arrow Cross troopers; detention; liberation. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

File Number : 2405

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hungarian

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding relief for Jews, also following liberation, primarily in Hungary, and rescue attempts, 1944 Included in the file: Volume 1 (pages 1-105): Pages 1-2: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department in Washington, notifying of the illegal entry into Hungary of thousands of Jews from the neighboring countries, 23 December 1943; Pages 3-7: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department including the testimony of a Polish...

File Number : 112

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

Testimony of Aliza Teitelbaum, born in Vienna, Austria, 1928, regarding her experiences in Vienna and Budapest

Testimony

Testimony of Aliza Teitelbaum, born in Vienna, 1928, regarding her experiences in Vienna and Budapest Childhood and family background in Vienna. Annexation to Germany, 1938; move to Budapest; her father makes aliya to Eretz Israel; entry of the Germans in 1944; receiving certificates from her father; establishment of the ghetto; her mother distances herself from Judaism; hiding with a Christian family; liberation. Positive attitude of the Red Army; aliya to Eretz Israel via Cyprus, 1947; absorption difficulties.

File Number : 10199

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Josef Meir, born in Dragavilma, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in the Hehalutz underground in Budapest

Testimony

Testimony of Josef Meir, born in Dragavilma, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in the Hehalutz underground in Budapest Hehalutz movement activities in Budapest; activities moving Jewish youth to the Aryan side in Budapest; help obtaining weapons for the Hungarian underground and rescue of Jews.

File Number : 1947

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : German, Hungarian

Postwar documentation of the Kis and Schwalb families of Yugoslavia and letters, documentation, and memoirs of Aleksander Kis and Lea Kis née Schwalb, born in Petrovgrad and Senta

Postwar documentation of the Kis and Schwalb families of Yugoslavia and letters, documentation, and memoirs of Aleksander Kis and Lea Kis née Schwalb, born in Petrovgrad and Senta Documentation relating to Aleksander Kis, his wife Jelisaveta née Svalv, his parents Josip Kis and Etelka Kis née Haber, Sandór Kis, and Tamar Kis, issued in Beznea, Romania; Petrovgrad, Nagyvárad, Apatin, Vajska, Zrenjamin, Subotica, and Israel, 1936–1956: - documentation concerning the Schwalb family, issued in 1926, in Apatin in 1944, and after the war; - family tree of Aleksander Kis and Lea Kis née Schwalb, Yugoslavia, with...

File Number : 1796

Type of Material : Memoirs, Certification, Personal Documents, Genealogy, Letter, כתובה, Envelope, Postcard

Language : Serbian, Hebrew, Romanian, German, Hungarian

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