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Testimony of Daniel Dino, born in Veroia, Greece in 1933, regarding his experiences in Veroia and in hiding

Testimony of Daniel Dino, born in Veroia, Greece in 1933, regarding his experiences in Veroia and in hiding Sephardic community; his father is a well-to-do merchant; displays of antisemitism; Italian occupation; German occupation, 1942; receipt of information regarding the deportation of the Jews of Thessaloniki; deportation of Jews from Veroia to camps; his family escapes to the mountains; in hiding in the village of Sika; help from the local residents; they are informed on; entry of soldiers into the village, 1944; rescue by means of a bribe; liberation; return to Veroia; displays of antisemitism and acts...

File Number : 14284

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Eliezer Brenner, his sister Shaindel (Brenner) Vigenanski, and his wife, Yettie (Lanzet) Brenner, regarding their experiences in Krakow, the Melk camp, the Plaszow camp, Transnistria and more Experiences of Eliezer Brenner, born in Rzeszow, Poland, 1913: Deportation to the Krakow Ghetto; deportation to the Plaszow camp; camp life including labor in Wieliczka; camp life with his brother, Moshe; transfer to the Mauthausen camp; camp life; selection; labor in a quarry; transfer to the Melk camp; labor in a subterranean ammunitions factory; transfer to the Ebensee camp by death march; liberation in...

File Number : 8621

Type of Material : Document, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Postcard sent by Isaiah Morris from Marseille to Rena Plawner in Tel Aviv, 12 December 1947; speech given by A. Atzmon (Blumovitz) on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Isaiah Morris, including his memories of Isaiah Morris Isaiah Morris was born in Scotland, 1917; medical studies at the University of London. Outbreak of World War II; draft into the British Army; wounded in combat in Europe; receives the M.C. medal for excellence for his service in the British Army. Specialization in pediatric medicine in a government hospital in London, after the war; move to France, early 1947; work in...

File Number : 324

Type of Material : Postcard

Language : Hebrew, French

Articles written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord, born in Krakow, Poland, 1934, regarding her longings for her family after the war, and her experiences on board the ship, "Exodus"

Articles written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord, born in Krakow, Poland, 1934, regarding her longings for her family after the war, and her experiences on board the ship, "Exodus" - "On Our Way To Eretz Israel", documentation written by Chana Tamar (Bot) Weisbord regarding her experiences during her aliya to Eretz Israel: move from Inzersdorf to Dornstadt; move to the Marseilles area by bus; life in a local camp for three days; transfer to the port by bus; boarding the ship, "Exodus"; illegal immigration attempt on the ship to Tel Aviv; struggle with the British Army; transfer to Haifa; transfer to a...

File Number : 727

Type of Material : Article, Excerpt(s), Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Correspondence of Franz and Gertrude (Freilich) Beck in Austria and Eretz Israel with family members and friends in Austria, Brno, London and Kezmarok, 1922-1949

Correspondence of Franz and Gertrude (Freilich) Beck in Austria and Eretz Israel with family members and friends in Austria, Brno, London and Kezmarok, 1922-1949 - Postcard sent to Gerti Freilich from the K. Weinberger children's [items?] store in Vienna, 20 September 1922; - Postcards sent to Max and Sofie Freilich and their daughter, Gerti, in Vienna by their family in Kezmarok, Graz, Sauerbrunn and other places in Austria, 1925-1932; - Postcard sent by Rosa Seliger (sister of Sofie Freilich) to her mother in Vienna, 30 August 1929; - Postcard sent from Semmering to Rosa Seilger in Vienna, 27...

File Number : 2061

Type of Material : Genealogy, Letter, Red Cross Letter, Memoirs, Postcard

Language : Hebrew, German

Excerpts from the diary of Rozie Lea (Weikselbaum) Reifen, born in Berlin, Germany, 1920, recorded 17 August 1940-15 October 1941, her experiences on the ship, "Patria", and in detention in Atlit

Excerpts from the diary of Rozie Lea (Weikselbaum) Reifen, born in Berlin, Germany, 1920, regarding her experiences on the ship, "Patria", and in detention in Atlit, 17 August 1940-15 October 1941 Life before the war; from a religious Zionist family; attends the Adath Israel School. Unsuccessful aliya attempt to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Patria", 25 November 1940; sinking of the ship; swimming to shore with a baby that had fallen from her mother's arms; detention by the British Army; life in detention in Atlit. Also in the file: The experiences of Rozie Lea Reifen presented by her family.

File Number : 8516

Type of Material : Diary

Language : Hebrew, German

Letters and postcards sent by Berta Grünbaum from Bratislava to her husband Simon Szimche Grünbaum in Jerusalem, and correspondence between them including by means of Red Cross letters, 1940-1942

Letters and postcards sent by Berta Grünbaum from Bratislava to her husband Simon Szimche Grünbaum in Jerusalem, and correspondence between them including by means of Red Cross letters, 1940-1942 Included in the file: - Certification regarding the aliya of Szimche Grünbaum, issued by the Jewish Agency, 10/04/1959 (scan); Comments by the submitter of the material (Sara Grünbaum): Simon Szimche Grünbaum made aliya to Eretz Israel, 22/09/1939; his wife Berta remained in Bratislava and had to earn a livelihood for the family, which included their nine children. Berta was deported to Auschwitz in 1944,...

File Number : 1912

Type of Material : Postcard, Red Cross Letter, Certification, Letter

Language : Hebrew, German, Hungarian

German Reich passports for foreign citizens issued in Vienna on 20 February 1939 to Josef Horowitz and Marjem Riss Horowitz, a short time before their attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel illegally

Austrian passports for foreign citizens issued in Vienna on 20 February 1939 to Josef Horowitz and Marjem Riss Horowitz, a short time before their attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel illegally Note: Josef Horowitz and Marjem Riss Horowitz were born in the Galician region of Poland. Marjem, who was born 12 December 1897, arrived in Austria at the age of 15; Josef was born 15 June 1897. Miriam and Josef met in Austria, and lived in Vienna until 1939, the year they sent their children beyond the boundaries of the Nazi occupation. Some of their children were sent to England with the Kindertransport, and...

File Number : 244

Type of Material : Passport

Language : German

Diary written by Eliyahu Beserglik from Tarczyn, 29 April-02 June 1933, documenting his journey from Warsaw to Eretz Israel and a letter sent by Moshe Beserglik from Tarczyn to his children in Eretz Israel, 19 February 1941 The Path to Eretz Israel: - Danzig; - Marienberg; - Berlin; conversation with two Jews who spoke about the situation of the Jews in Germany; - Nurenberg; - Augsburg; - Munich; - Milan; impressions of Italy and of the Italians; - Rome; - Brindisi; festive parade by the Fascist Party; Diary, in Yiddish; translation of the diary into Hebrew by his daughter,...

File Number : 8493

Type of Material : Letter, Diary

Language : Hebrew, Polish

Documentation of Avraham Magid, born in Poland, 1911, regarding his experiences in the partisans in forests in the Vilna and Lida area, in Zionist activities in Italy, and in other places

Documentation of Avraham Magid, born in Poland, 1911, regarding his experiences in the partisans in forests in the Vilna and Lida area, in Zionist activities in Italy, and in other places Memoirs of Avraham Magid; his activities as a commander of a partisans unit in forests in the Vilna area, 1943; life in the partisans, including his participation in the liberation of Lida; life in Lida; meets Chaja Sawicka, his future wife; escape from the partisans camp with another 24 people due to fear of being murdered by non-Jewish partisans; escape to the families camp of Tuvia Bielski; order by General Vasily...

File Number : 8350

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

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