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Family roots project compiled by Dana Hohenstein about the family of her grandfather, Zvi Hohenstein , born in Kolomyja, Poland, 1933, regarding his experiences in Kolomyja, the Soviet Union, during wanderings and in a Polish children's home in Chkalov Experiences of her grandfather, Zvi Hohenstein: Life in Kolomyja until June 1941; escape to the Soviet Union with his family; wanderings; arrival at a Polish children's home in Chkalov, 1944. Aliya to Eretz Israel, 1948. Also in the file: - Declarations made by Zvi Hohenstein and his two sisters, Malka Zisman and Frieda Pieczyty regarding their...

File Number : 8330

Type of Material : Declaration, Interview(s), Documentary, Medical Documentation

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rae Rose (Rothman) Rubinstein, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Australian Army, Bergen-Belsen DP camp, Linz DP camp, Wels DP camp and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Rae Rose (Rothman) Rubinstein, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Australian Army, Bergen-Belsen DP camp, Linz DP camp, Wels DP camp and in other places Service in the Australian Air Force during World War II, 1945-1949 [should be: 1939-1945]. Travel to London, 1945; volunteers to work in Bergen-Belsen DP camp in the context of the Jewish Relief office, 1946; work in the camp as the person responsible for children ages 0-6 years old and women who are pregnant; help to the aliya institute [Jewish Agency] to coordinate the issue of forged documents and illegal...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Magda Gila (Dreier) Keren Zur, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1934, regarding her experiences in hiding, Zilina, Sered, Vyhne, Novaky and on a death march

Testimony

Testimony of Magda Gila (Dreier) Keren Zur, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1934, regarding her experiences in hiding, Zilina, Sered, Vyhne, Novaky and on a death march Life before the war; her father is a forester. Outbreak of war; imposition of anti-Jewish restrictions; escape between Bratislava and Hlohovec; hospitalization and rescue from deportation, 1942; deportation to Zilina; camp life including payment of a bribe in exchange for labor and living quarters outside the camp; conversion with other families; life in hiding in various hiding places in Bratislava; obtains forged documents; transfer...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Itzkaru Zur, born in Saveni, Romania, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Targu Jiu, Dorohoi, Transnistria, Koneva and other places

Testimony

Testimony of David Itzkaru Zur, born in Saveni, Romania, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Targu Jiu, Dorohoi, Transnistria, Koneva and other places Life before the war; livelihood from trade and a wholesale shop; relations with the non-Jewish population. German occupation; deportation to Targu Jiu; transfer to Dorohoi; transfer to Transnistria, late 1941; deportation to Koneva; camp life including trading; escape to the Mogilev-Podolski Ghetto; ghetto life including peddling and trade; deportation to Pechera; liberation. Return to Romania, December 1943; reunion with his father; aliya to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Geni (Noiman) Farbshtein, born in Bardejov, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Bardejov, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ravensbrueck, Neustadt and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Geni (Noiman) Farbshtein, born in Bardejov, Czechoslovakia, 1926, regarding her experiences in Bardejov, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ravensbrueck, Neustadt and other places From a religious well-to-do Zionist family; Beitar membership. Draft of the men to labor camps; draft of the women to Vysna Sunava; deportation to Trebisov; deportation to Auschwitz by train; transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including labor clearing rubble, March 1942-January 1945; transfer to Ravensbrueck; transfer to Neustadt; meeting with Jewish Brigade soldiers; liberation by the US Army in Malchow, April...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Letter written by Albert Einstein to Herman Kesten of the Emergency Rescue and Relief Committee, 03 December 1940

File Number : 1204

Type of Material : Photograph, Letter

Language : German

Survey regarding the possibilities of emigration by the Jews of Hungary and Czechoslovakia and activities of the various relief and help organizations, prepared by M.S. Chernyiak, Hizem (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrants Aid Society) representative in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, February 1939

File Number : 189

Type of Material : Report

Language : French

Report submitted by A. Rice regarding his visit to France and Belgium, including a description of the condition of the survivors in these countries after the war, April-May 1945

File Number : 187

Type of Material : Report

Language : Hebrew

Letter written by Nathan Schwalb from Geneva regarding the condition of the displaced persons in Europe at the end of the war and attempts to arrange for a group of survivors to make aliya to Eretz Israel, 28 May 1945

File Number : 186

Type of Material : Letter

Minutes of a meeting of the Joint Rescue Committee of the Jewish Agency, 31 January 1941

Minutes of a meeting of the Joint Rescue Committee of the Jewish Agency, 31 January 1941 Rescue activities; fundraising campaign to rescue the Jews of occupied Europe, 31 January 1941

File Number : 152

Type of Material : Protocol

Language : Hebrew

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