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Memoirs of Peter Salz, born in Berlin in 1926, regarding his experiences in children's homes in Belgium and France and in Le Vernet camp, and documentation regarding children's homes and the Salz and Elsbach families

Transfer of Peter Salz to a children's home in Belgium at the outbreak of the war; escape to Seyre in the unoccupied zone of France in 1940; escape to Château de la Hille thanks to Mr. Dubois, director of the organization Secours Suisse aux Enfants; deportation to Le Vernet camp and release thanks to the intervention of Mr. Dubois and Rosa Näf; escape by train to Annemasse with Margot Kern, Regina Rosenblatte and Jacques Roth in December 1942; escape to a Secours Suisse aux Enfants children's home in Saint Cergues; escape to Switzerland; stay in a refugee camp in Lausanne and later in Zurich and Geneva;...

File Number : 11846

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Memoirs, Marriage Certificate, Certification, Personal Records, List of Jewish Children, Letter, List of Jewish Residents, List of Jews, Article, B.a. Thesis, Testimony, Envelope

Language : French, German