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Letters sent to their relatives in Eretz Israel by the Fridlender family, refugees from Poland to the Soviet Union, 17 February 1941 and 27 December 1945

Letters sent to their relatives in Eretz Israel by the Fridlender family, refugees from Poland to the Soviet Union, 17 February 1941 and 27 December 1945 - Letter sent by Sara Fridlender and members of her family in Rudnik to her sister in Eretz Israel, 17 February 1941; the letter contains the addresses of other family members in the Soviet Union: R. Fridlender in Mariupol and Leiba Brand in Zhmerinka. - Another letter sent to their relatives in Eretz Israel by the Fridlender family, 27 December 1945. Notes from Yehudit Glicksberg, who submitted the material: The family escaped from Poland to the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2254

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter

results.listIds.lang : Yiddish

Two letters sent by Margit Traubl in Cacov, Slovakia, to her daughter Magda (Traubl) Roth in Eretz Israel, Red Cross letter sent on 17 June 1941 to Margit Traubl announcing the wedding of her daughter Magda to Mordechaj Roth, and a postcard sent by Jenő Roth in Nagyszőllős to Margit Traubl, 01 December 1940 - Letter in German written in Tel Aviv, 15 February 1940 (it is not clear who wrote the letter and to whom); - Postcard in Hungarian sent by Jenő Roth in Nagyszőllős to Margit Traubl in Cacov, 01 December 1940; - Red Cross letter from Eretz Israel sent on 17 June 1941 to Margit Traubl announcing the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2253

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Postcard, Red Cross Letter, Letter

results.listIds.lang : German, Hungarian

Testimony of Rivka van Coevorden née van Amstel, born in 1924 in Coevorden, Netherlands, about her experiences in Amsterdam and in hiding in the Netherlands during the war

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Life before the war; offspring of a family that had lived in the Netherlands since 1400; moving to Amsterdam in 1938; war breaks out in 1940; deportation to a labor camp; escape; assigned to farm labor; marries and gives birth to a daughter; hiding in various places; liberation; reunited with daughter; life after the war; immigration to Israel in 1951; adjustment to life in Israel.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 13536

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Red Cross letters sent by Eduard and Schmuel Ullmann from Eretz Israel to their parents and siblings in the Nováky camp, November-December 1944

Red Cross letters sent by Eduard and Schmuel Ullmann from Eretz Israel to their parents and siblings in the Nováky camp, November-December 1944 - Red Cross letter sent by Eduard Ullmann from Eretz Israel to his parents (his father Heinrich Ullmann) in the Nováky labor camp, 20 November 1944; - Red Cross letter sent by Schmuel (Lazi) Ullmann from Eretz Israel to his brother Kolloman Ullmann in Nováky, 13 December 1944. Also in the file: Certificate issued by the General Bank in Bratislava to the Ullmann family regarding family jewelry deposited in the bank during the war, 15 January 1947. Notes from...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2250

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Red Cross Letter, Official Documentation

results.listIds.lang : Slovak, German

Letter sent by Dawid Brzoza from Ostrow Mazowiecka to his relatives in Eretz Israel, 1938

Letter sent by Dawid Brzoza from Ostrow Mazowiecka to his relatives in Eretz Israel, 1938 Note: On the back of the letter there is a notice regarding the public sale of his property which was published 08 February 1938. Notes from Nechama Golobinski who submitted the material: Dawid Brzoza perished with his wife and children during the Holocaust. His parents Yitzchak Dov and Chaya Sarah (Kasher) Brzoza made aliya to Eretz Israel in 1934. His brother Meir made aliya to Eretz Israel in 1932. His sister Mina (the mother of Nechama Golobinski who submitted the material) made aliya in 1936. His sister...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2249

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Letter

results.listIds.lang : Polish, Yiddish

Postcard sent by Leonid Birgir from the front to his mother Yekaterina Miropolskaya in Tashkent, 1942

Postcard sent by Leonid Birgir from the front to his mother Yekaterina Miropolskaya in Tashkent, 1942 Note: The postcard was sent to Saratov and transferred from there to Tashkent. Also in the file: - Military service booklet issued to Leonid Birger, 14 January 1942 (the booklet is torn due to being struck by a bullet); - Reserve officer's Red Army military service booklet issued to Leonid Birger (born in Moscow, the Soviet Union, 27 November 1927) issued in Moscow, 31 July 1968. Notes from Svetlana Birger who submitted the material: Leonid Birger's parents were Arkadi Birger, a famous architect...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2248

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Postcard

results.listIds.lang : Russian

Postcard sent by Solomon Posner from Oswiecim to Lena Kofman, a relative in Eretz Israel, 06 November 1938, and a discharge certificate from military service issued to Moses Israel Schnapp in Vienna, 15 April 1940 Moses Schnapp was born in Przemyslany, Poland, 21 January 1904 (according to what was entered on the certificate). Notes from Rachel (Posner) Yakimovski who submitted the material: Shlomo and Matilda (Bruner) Posner lived in Oswiecim. They had eight children of whom only one daughter survived - Rachel [the submitter of the material]. Shlomo and Matilda perished in the Holocaust. Moshe Israel...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2247

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Postcard

results.listIds.lang : German - Hebrew Characters, German

Letters and postcards sent by members of the Kurzer and Herschman families in Zborow and Drohobycz to Jetka Kurzer, her brother Wolku Kurzer and Wolku's wife Sulamit (Herschman) Kurzer in Eretz Israel, 1937-1941 - Letter sent by Yaakov (last name is missing) to his nephew Jakob Haber in Vienna, 10 August 1934; - Letter sent by family members in the United States to Wolku Kurzer, 08 September 1937; - Two letters sent to Wolku Kurzer in Eretz Israel by his brother, Juda Kurzer, from Zborow, 09 March 1937 and 03 February 1938; - Letters and postcards sent to Jetka (Jetti) Kurzer in Eretz Israel by her...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2245

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter, Postcard

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish, Ukrainian

Postcard sent by Sara Karpen from Sweden to Zdunska Wola in order to locate surviving family members, 08 August 1945

Postcard sent by Sara Karpen from Sweden to Zdunska Wola in order to locate surviving family members, 08 August 1945 Notes from Leah (Karpen) Finklestein who submitted the material: Sara (Karpen) Speyer survived Auschwitz, and moved to Sweden after the liberation. Her sister Leah (Karpen) Finklestein, who submitted the material, found the postcard after she returned to Zdunska Wola from the Soviet Union at the end of the war.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2243

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Postcard

results.listIds.lang : Polish

Letter sent by the members of the Kann family in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941, and a short letter from his mother, Greta (Kann) Schueckova, 24 December 1939

Letter sent by the members of the Kann family in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941, and a short letter from his mother, Greta (Kann) Schueckova, 24 December 1939 - Letter sent by his mother, grandfather and grandmother in Prague to Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 1941 (the letter was written after 31 October 1941, the date of Rene's wedding to Lizzi, and it contains congratulations on their marriage); - Chocolate wrapper and a short letter sent by Greta (Kann) Schueckova in Prague to her son Rene Rechnitz in Eretz Israel, 24 December 1939. Both letters have been translated into...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2242

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter

results.listIds.lang : German

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