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Testimony of Judith Brinkman (Rubin), born in Kobenhavn, Denmark in 1926, regarding her experiences in Kobenhavn and in Theresienstadt from 1943

Childhood in an ultra-orthodox family in Kobenhavn; outbreak of the war, 1940 and invasion of the Germans; attendance at public school and sewing studies; sudden expulsion from home to the port during the night after Rosh Hashana 1943, from there to Germany by boat and to Theresienstadt by train; life with her mother and sister; prolonged hospital stay; death of her father,February 1944; working in a factory and in a children's home with babies; visit of the Danish delegation and the Red Cross; moving to another apartment in preparation for the visit; getting packages; liberation 15 April,1945; warm reception...

File Number : 13467

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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File Number : 13649

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chananya Lyush Abramovitz, born in Mezokovacshaza, Hungary in 1937, regarding his experiences in the Mezokovacshaza Ghetto, in the Debrecen Ghetto and in Strasshof and Sollenau camps

Testimony of Chananya Lyush Abramovitz, born in Mezokovacshaza, Hungary in 1937, regarding his experiences in the Mezokovacshaza Ghetto, in the Debrecen Ghetto and in Strasshof and Sollenau camps Life before the war; Hasidic, religious family; antisemitism; anti-Jewish legislation; fear of the gendarmes; German occupation, March 1944; deportation to the Mezokovacshaza Ghetto; attitude of the Hungarian population; transfer to the Debrecen Ghetto via the Bekescaba Ghetto; confiscation and burning of holy books and religious articles; deportation to Strasshof camp; transfer with his family to agricultural...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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File Number : 13307

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Testimony

File Number : 13448

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Yoel Gyorgy Hershkovitz Harpaz, born in Puspokladany, Hungary, 1942, regarding his experiences in Puspokladany and Budapest

Testimony

Testimony of Yoel Gyorgy Hershkovitz Harpaz, born in Puspokladany, Hungary, 1942, regarding his experiences in Puspokladany and Budapest Life in Puspokladany with his family. Draft of his father to the labor battalions, summer 1942; death of his father, 1943; move to Budapest with his mother; German Army occupation of Hungary, March 1944; sealing of the Budapest Ghetto; Budapest Ghetto life including the smuggle of food by his uncle while using a false identity; in hiding in the attic during the approach of Arrow Cross men; air-raids; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Life after the war...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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File Number : 13509

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Izhak Emil Zinner Zachor, born in Budapest, Hungary in 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in the Budapest Ghetto

Testimony of Izhak Emil Zinner Zachor, born in Budapest, Hungary in 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in the Budapest Ghetto Life before the war; antisemitism; anti-Jewish legislation in the late 1930s; Escape of refugees to Budapest; deportation of those lacking citizenship; deportation of his father to service in the labor battalions, 1941; life with his mother, without a source of livelihood; hunger; suffers from antisemitism at school; publication of antisemitic propaganda; suffering from air-raids; listening to the radio, in secret; German occupation, March 1944; expulsion from school;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shifra Mur Mekler, born in 1934 in Sandomierz, Poland, about escaping from the Sandomierz ghetto and hiding in a nearby village

Testimony

Testimony of Shifra Mur Mekler, born in 1934 in Sandomierz, Poland, about escaping from the Sandomierz ghetto and hiding in a nearby village Family life before the war; antisemitism; German occupation ensues in September 1939; family business confiscated; yellow star; uncle hides in order to evade forced labor; witness smuggles food to uncle's hideout; escapes to a nearby village with help from a Polish acquaintance named Jozek Kowalski in May 1941; denounced; parents and brother captured and disasppear; witness returns to Sandomierz; ghetto in Sandomierz established in June 1942; Aktion in 1942; witness...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Reichman, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Bedzin, Auschwitz, Blechhammer, Gleiwitz and Flossenburg camps and more

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Reichman, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Bedzin, Auschwitz, Blechhammer, Gleiwitz and Flossenburg camps and more Childhood in Bedzin; displays of antisemitism before the war; German occupation of Bedzin, September 1939; burning of the synagogue; burning of the houses close to the synagogue; life under the German occupation including kidnappings for forced labor; obligation to wear the yellow badge and limitations in movement; secret activity in the Mizrahi organization; activity in an agricultural farm; listening to the radio in secret; deportation of her...

File Number : 13411

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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