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Testimony of Fredi Knoler, born in Vienna, Austria, in 1921 regarding the French resistance and the Drancy, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps

Testimony

German occupation and annexation of Austria( Anschluss) in 1938; Kristallnacht in 1938; crossing borders to Antwerpen,Belgium in 1938 where acquaintances of the family stayed; transfer to a camp for Jewish refugees (with the support of the Jewish community) in Merkplas in 1939; escape to France after the German occupation of Belgium in 1940; his detention in Lille,France because of his German (Austrian) nationality and transfer to the detention camp in St Cyprien in 1940; his escape from the camp to Gaillac and his work in agriculture in 1940; buying of forged certificates and his moving to Paris,as a French...

File Number : 13473

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Paul Pinchas Ben-Shaul Reichmann, born in 1934 in Lille, France, about his wartime experiences as a boy in hiding in France, the Champery refugee camp, the home of a Jewish family in Lausanne, etc.

German occupation ensues in 1940; family tries unsuccessfully to escape to the south of France (to Rue); escaping back to Lens in 1940; escaping to Paris; escaping to Piot in 1941; attempting to run the border with the family to the Free Zone of France; arrested by the Germans; trial and detention in a lockup in Biarritz in 1941; father detained separately; released and returns to Paris for several months; another attempt to escape to the south of France; escaping to Benejacoq in 1941; life in hiding there; transferred with help from the French resistance and the Jewish MJC organization to a convent in...

File Number : 13616

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Desider Steinmetz, born in 1925 in Satu Mare, Romania, about his experiences in Heide, Oostende, Marseille, the Les Milles camp, and other locations

Testimony

Testimony of David Desider Steinmetz, born in 1925 in Satu Mare, Romania, about his experiences in Heide, Oostende, Marseille, the Les Milles camp, and other locations Life before the war; offspring of a Satmar and Sighet Hasidic family; emigration to Belgium in 1937; life in Antwerp; attending a yeshiva in Heide; German occupation ensues in 1940; escaping to Oostende; bombardment of Dunkirk; escaping to Gravelines in 1940; fleeing back to Antwerp; life under German occupation; escaping to Paris in 1941 after receiving a deportation order in Limbourg; escaping to Marseille (in the Free Zone) in 1941; life...

File Number : 13437

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Joel Beer, born in Bouxwiller, France, 1936, regarding his experiences in Bouxwiller, in hiding in Balanod, and in Lyon, England and Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Joel Beer, born in Bouxwiller, France, 1936, regarding his experiences in Bouxwiller, in hiding in Balanod, and in Lyon, England and Israel German Army occupation of Bouxwiller, 1940; draft of his father into the French Army; deportation of his father to concentration camps after he was informed on; deportation to Dole camp with his mother, grandmother and brother, 1940; transfer to a village; escape; in hiding, under Vichy rule, while hidden by a French Catholic family in Balanod, 1940; in hiding due to fear of capture by the Germans; his mother's work as a seamstress in the village; liberation...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Pinchas Filip Flaks, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Rivesaltes and a dormitory in Versoix

Testimony

Testimony of Pinchas Filip Flaks, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Rivesaltes and a dormitory in Versoix Life before the war. German occupation, May 1940; escape to Paris; escape to southern France; help from a Jewish assistance organization; move to the ORT dormitory in La Roche, late 1941; warning from French policemen regarding deportation of children; escape to the mountains of those designated for deportation; joins the Maquis; deportation of a group of youths from the dormitory; transfer to Rivesaltes; meets with his parents; deportation of his parents to Drancy, Rosh...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Florette Feissel, born in Mulhouse, France, 1922; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Florette Feissel, born in Mulhouse, France, 1922; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Escape with the Jews to Lyons, July 1940; life with her family in the Chaudanne camp, late 1940; receives help from Aide Sociale aux Refugies (Social Help for Refugees) at Perigueux; obtains work as a secretary for the organization due to a recommendation form Rabbi Rene Hirschler, who had served as the Rabbi in Mulhouse; arrest in the Aide Sociale aux Refugies office in Perigueux by the Gestapo, 1944; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz, 14 April 1944; her death in...

File Number : 213

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Photograph, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Letter of Testimony

Language : French

Fanny Wolf, born in Ingwiller, France, 1909; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Fanny Wolf, born in Ingwiller, France, 1909; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Strasbourg including work as a teacher; life in the Perigueux area including work as a teacher; dismissal from her job following antisemitic legislation; joins the Aide Sociale aux Refugies (Social Aid for Refugees) organization in the Dordogne region; detention by the Gestapo at the Aide Sociale aux Refugies office in Perigueux, 1944; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz, 13 April 1944; her death at Auschwitz. In the file: - Testimony.

File Number : 212

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Photograph, Letter of Testimony, Article(s), List(s), Text(s)

Language : French

Henri Rosencweig, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Henri Rosencweig, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Move to France with his family, 1920; membership in the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) and joins the FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France). Activities in Colonie Scolaire (The Summer School Camp) on Amelot Street during the German occupation; escape to Lyons, 1942; continuation of his FSJF activities; arrest by the Gestapo during a raid on the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building, 09 February 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz;...

File Number : 106

Type of Material : Excerpt(s), Photograph, Personal Documents, Testimony

Language : French

Esther Grinberg, born in Paris, France, 1910; details regarding her activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

Esther Grinberg, born in Paris, France, 1910; details regarding her activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Life in Paris including work within the framework of the Comite Rue Amelot (Amelot Street Committee); arrest in Lyons by the Gestapo, 07 February 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Sobibor on Transport 53; death in Sobibor. Also in the file: - Description of an "Aktion" in Lyon, 09 February 1943.

File Number : 38

Type of Material : Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Personal Documents, Photograph

Language : French

Nahum Hermann, born in Shargorod, Ukraine, 1899: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Nahum Hermann, born in Shargorod, Ukraine, 1899: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in France; activities as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Keren Hayesod (United Israel Appeal); establishment of the CDJC (Contemporary Jewish Documentation Center) with other people. Outbreak of the war; work as a foreign correspondent for "The Jewish Morning Journal" newspaper; work for newspapers from Eretz Israel; activities in the underground AJ (Jewish Army); taken captive in Limoges during an attempt to transfer money to OSE (Children's Aid Society);...

File Number : 35

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Survey Report, Letter, Newspaper Clippings, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Official Documentation

Language : French, Yiddish

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