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Testimony of Moshe Arno Porat Frish, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary in 1931 regarding his deportation to camps in Austria.

Testimony of Moshe Porat Frish, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary in 1931 He was born in an orthodox family; his father's recruitment in a labor battalion in 1943; imposing restrictions on the family business; disbelief in the rumors about the murder of Jews; concentration of the Jews of Hajdunanas in the brick factory in Debrecen for deportation in April 1944; bar mitzvah in the ghetto; deportation by convoy to Austria; death of people in the wagons; life in the camp in Vienna; working in construction; hospitalization of his brother and sister ; death march; the soldiers'abuse of the marchers; life in the...

File Number : 13744

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Letter written to the family of Dr. Erich Mosbach in Berlin on his experiences in Stettin, the Lublin Ghetto and Buchenwald, January 1946

Letter written to the family of Dr. Erich Mosbach in Berlin on his experiences in Stettin, the Lublin Ghetto and Buchenwald, January 1946 Life in Stettin; deportation to the Lublin Ghetto, 12 February 1940; life with his wife Vera nee Krueger and daughter Eva in the Lublin Ghetto; separation from his family and the deportation of Erich Mosbach to Buchenwald; deportation of his wife and daughter to Auschwitz; escape of Erich from a death march during the last days of the war; return to Stettin; reunion with his wife and daughter; move with his family to Berlin; move to New York, 20 May 1946. The file also...

File Number : 1743

Type of Material : Documentary, Letter

Language : English, German

To be translated

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of Hana (Habib) Ben Oz, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1938, regarding her experiences in Benghazi and Giado

Testimony

Testimony of Hana (Habib) Ben Oz, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1938, regarding her experiences in Benghazi and Giado Attitude of the Italian population in Benghazi. Deportation to Giado camp with her family; camp life including hunger, 1942; death of her mother; death of her brother; liberation by the British Army, 1943. Receives medical treatment; return to Benghazi; receives help from the JDC; attends the Talmud Torah Jewish school; attitude of the Moslem population; aliya to Israel from Tripoli, 1949.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Four letters written by Dr. Herman Maas in Heidelberg to his colleague, Dr. Yermiyahu Shilo in Tel Aviv asking him, among other things, for his medical opinion regarding the condition of Holocaust survivors who are demanding compensation from the German government, 1967-1970 Included in the file: - An explanation sheet regarding the letters written by the submitter of the material, Chaim Shilo, and a translation of the letters from German to Hebrew.

File Number : 1558

Type of Material : Documentary, Letter

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Ilana Elena Helen Malka (Veis) Berger, born in Arduzel, Romania, 1928, regarding her experiences in Satul Lung, the Baia Mare Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Ilana Elena Helen Malka (Veis) Berger, born in Arduzel, Romania, 1928, regarding her experiences in Satul Lung, the Baia Mare Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen and other places Her childhood in Satul Lung; attitude of the local population. Life under Hungarian occupation including restrictions on movement, 1940; deportation to the Baia Mare Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1944; separation of her family members; tattooing of number A11656 on her arm; transfer to Bergen-Belsen; transfer to forced labor in an ammunitions factory in Unterluess; transfer back to Bergen-Belsen;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shlomi Yehuda (Deutsch), born in 1925 in Košice, Czechoslovakia, about his experiences in Košice, Auschwitz, Wolfsberg; a death march, and Ebensee

Testimony

Testimony of Shlomi Yehuda (Deutsch), born in 1925 in Košice, Czechoslovakia, about his experiences in Košice, Auschwitz, Wolfsberg; a death march, and Ebensee Hungarian rule in 1939; Betar movement in Košice and Mukacevo; aiding refugees from Poland and Slovakia; brother is conscripted into labor service; German occupation ensues in 1944; roundup at a brick factory; placing valuables in hiding with a non-Jew; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau in May 1944; assignment to infrastructure work in Wolfsberg, Silesia, in May 1944; bartering bread for eyeglasses; flogged for wear-and-tear on shoes; death march to...

File Number : 13393

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Anny (Dirnfeld) Gotlib, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1932, regarding her experiences in the Cernauti Ghetto, in Kukavka and the Mogilev Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Anny (Dirnfeld) Gotlib, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1932, regarding her experiences in the Cernauti Ghetto, in Kukavka and the Mogilev Ghetto Loss of livelihood during the Soviet regime, 1940. German occupation, 1941; deportation to the Cernauti Ghetto, 1941; robbery of property by the neighbors; detention of her father as a hostage in order to receive a "contribution" [from the Jews]; deportation to Transnistria; rescue of her grandparents and uncles by use of "essential worker" certificates; coordination [of the people] in Kukavka village; her father earns a livelihood as a barber;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Sarah (Romacki) Boag, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1931, regarding her experiences in Toulouse, Spain, Brussels and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Sarah (Romacki) Boag, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1931, regarding her experiences in Toulouse, Spain, Brussels and in hiding Her family was originally from Poland. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape of her family to southern France; life in Toulouse; transfer to Spain via the Pyrenees; return to Brussels; life under the German occupation; arrest; deportation of her parents to Malines, 1943; life being hidden by farmers on their farm; liberation of the area by the US Army, 1945. Transfer under the auspices of the Red Cross and the JDC; medical treatment in Switzerland; life after the war.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of David Hershlikovitz, born in Wodzislaw, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Sakrau Ghetto, the Blechhammer camp, the Greiditz camp, the Klettendorf camp and other places

Testimony

Testimony of David Hershlikovitz, born in Wodzislaw, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Sakrau Ghetto, the Blechhammer camp, the Greiditz camp, the Klettendorf camp and other places Life before the war; learns in a "heder" and a Polish elementary school. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to family in Sosnowiec; life in Sosnowiec; deportation to the Sakrau Ghetto; ghetto life; search for food; transfer with Jews to the square in Sosnowiec; selection, 1942; deportation to the Sakrau camp; life in the Greiditz camp; life in the Blechhammer camp; life in the Klettendorf camp; approach of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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