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Testimony of Shoshana Zuzi Zhuzha (Polak) Levinger, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1932 regarding her experiences in Budapest in a marked house, in the ghetto and in a children's home

Testimony

Childhood in a secular family; living in various towns due to her father's work; good relations with Christians; Move to Budapest, summer 1942 or 1943; drafting of her father into a labor battalion, probably early 1944; German occupation, March 1944; air-raids; move to a marked house; move to a protected house; eviction of all the residents by members of the Arrow Cross Party, her father arrived in an army uniform and took her out of the group; continued life in the ghetto with many children; staying in shelter most of the time; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945; Joining Youth Aliyah; aliya to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Yisrael Shemonovitz, born 1922 in Sevlus, Czechoslovakia, about his life in Sevlus in the region of Carpathian Ruthenia and in the region of Galicia

Testimony of Yisrael Shemonovitz, born in Sevlus, Czechoslovakia in 1922, regarding his life in Sevlus in the region of Carpathian Ruthenia and in the region of Galicia Life before the war; his mother’s death; living with his uncle; re-annexation of the area to Hungary in 1940; the German occupation in March 1944; deportation to the camp; transfer to forced labor; transfer to the region of Galicia, due to work needs from the Carpathian Ruthenia region; liberation by the Red Army; aliya to Eretz Israel on the “Transylvania” of the Joint Distribution Committee and the Agudath Israel movement in 1945; raising...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Eli Lutek Lewin, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences while escaping from the Warsaw Ghetto, in Chmielnik and in hiding using a false identity in a village near Rawa Mazowiecka Family history; immigration of his mother Justina's parents to Eretz Israel with their son, Moniek, who was liable for arrest as a Communist, 1932. Outbreak of the war and occupation of Warsaw; escape from the ghetto with his mother, autumn, 1941; move to Chmielnik; life in a rented apartment in Chmielnik; postcard sent by his mother to her sister Bruchtsia in Paris, March 1942; correspondence with his...

File Number : 8647

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Research by Ayala Hinda (Cytrynbaum) Gal-Or, regarding the experiences during 1939-1966, of her parents, Tzvi and Jehudit Idel (Milgrom) Cytrynbaum, who were born in Deblin Modrzyce, Poland, 1914

Research by Ayala Hinda (Cytrynbaum) Gal-Or, regarding the experiences during 1939-1966, of her parents, Tzvi and Jehudit Idel (Milgrom) Cytrynbaum, who were born in Deblin Modrzyce, Poland, 1914 Introduction, including her family's background; chapter titled: Historical survey regarding Poland and its Jewish residents; map describing a route used by Jews during their escape from occupied Poland, 1939, including a notation of significant dates; survey regarding the life of Jews in Deblin-Modrzyce before the Holocaust, including photographs; Jehudit's memories of her childhood; survey regarding the events in...

File Number : 1262

Type of Material : Document, Survey Report, Poems/songs

Language : Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish

Diary written by Jakov Glazmann in the Vilna Ghetto and while in hiding in a village in the area of the Vilna Ghetto, 1941-1944, and photographs [apparently, his family members]

Diary written by Jakov Glazmann in the Vilna Ghetto and while in hiding in a village in the area of the Vilna Ghetto, 1941-1944, and photographs [apparently, his family members] Comments by the submitter of the material: Jakov Glazmann was born in 1911 or 1913; he owned a building materials store; Jakov stayed with his wife and daughter (the submitter of the material), who was born in Vilna, 1937, in the Vilna Ghetto for three years; after the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, the family was transferred to a labor camp that was established there; the family evaded an "Aktion" and escaped to a hiding place...

File Number : 8626

Type of Material : Diary

Language : Yiddish

Experiences of Avraham Acker Ekroni, born in Debreczin, Hungary, and of his family members, as written by his grandson in Haifa

Experiences of Avraham Acker Ekroni, born in Debreczin, Hungary, and of his family members, as written by his grandson in Haifa Deportation of the Acker family to the Debreczin Ghetto, including Avraham's father David, his mother Ita, their sons Binyamin, Avraham, Menachem and Tuvia, and their daughters Vera (Rivka) and Yehudit; arrival to Strasshof camp in Germany; transfer of his older brother Binyamin to Theresienstadt; liberation of the remainder of the family members by the Red Army. Return to Hungary; aliya to Eretz Israel with the help of the Bericha organization, via Italy; reunion with his...

File Number : 349

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Hofman, born in Sziget, Romania, 1935, regarding his experiences in Sziget, in the Sziget Ghetto and in Auschwitz

Testimony of Moshe Hofman, born in Sziget, Romania, 1935, regarding his experiences in Sziget, in the Sziget Ghetto and in Auschwitz Life in Sziget until the German occupation; Deportation to the Sziget Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz; selections; camp life including receiving an inmate number #28148, and forced labor digging and building bunkers; liberation by the Red Army; Note: The brothers, Emanuel, Yoel, Alexander, Eliyahu and Michael; the sisters Leah (?), Perl (?) and Ruchele; his father's work as a melamed (religious studies teacher) in a "heder" for children aged 3-13 in Sziget; his mother...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs written by Magda (Klein) Goldner, titled "Erinnerungen an mein zwoelftes Lebensjahr, Die Deportation und die Befreiung, 1944-1945", regarding her experiences in Levice and in Auschwitz, Ravensbrueck and Berlin Schoenholz camps Life in Levice; deportation to Auschwitz; Auschwitz camp life; separation from her father, Joseph Klein, and deportation to Ravensbrueck camp along with her mother Rosa and her sister Erika; transfer to Berlin Schoenholz camp; transfer on a death march; liberation by the Red Army, 02 May 1945; return to Levice via Prague; Included in the file: - Wedding invitation of...

File Number : 8630

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Invitation, Memoirs

Language : German

Letters and postcards sent to Bernhard Dov and Jaffa (Franken) Finkelstein in Eretz Israel by the Finkelstein family in Duisburg, Amsterdam and the Westerbork camp, by the Franken family in Friesheim and by their families and friends in Germany, the Netherlands and Ecuador, 1936-1950 - Letter sent to Bernhard Finkelstein in Eretz Israel by members of his family in Duisburg, 26 October 1936; - Letters sent to Bernhard Finkelstein in Eretz Israel by members of his family in Amsterdam, 1938-1940; - Four postcards sent by the Franken family in Friesheim to the Weisbecker family in Eretz Israel,...

File Number : 2126

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Newspaper Clippings, Red Cross Letter, Personal Records, Telegram, Letter, Postcard

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Memoirs of Ester (Herskovits) Krein, born in Sarospatak, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Tornala Ghetto, Auschwitz, the Langenbielau camp, the Parschnitz camp and more

Memoirs of Ester (Herskovits) Krein, born in Sarospatak, Hungary, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Tornala Ghetto, Auschwitz, the Langenbielau camp, the Parschnitz camp and more Life before the war; her family's move to Tornala, 1934. German occupation; deportation to the Tornala Ghetto, May 1944; ghetto life; transfer to Miskolc with her family; life in Miskolc in a brick factory; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life; selection; transfer to forced labor with her brother, Yisrael Herskovits; transfer to the Langenbielau camp; camp life including labor in a Duering textile factory; transfer on foot to...

File Number : 8574

Type of Material : Memoirs, Declaration

Language : Hebrew

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