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Testimony of Maxy Marcus Rubin, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding in Brussels, Pont en Truie and the Luzerne district

Testimony

Testimony of Maxy Marcus Rubin, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in hiding in Brussels, Pont en Truie and the Luzerne district Life before the war; witness' family was originally from Poland. Outbreak of the war, 1940; detention of Jews and finding a hiding place in the home of neighbors; escape to Switzerland, 1942. Life in Pont en Truie; transfer to a camp in the Luzerne district by the Swiss police; transfer to the Youth Aliyah framework by the Jewish community, 1944; end of the war; move to Barcelona; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Plus Ultra", 1945; move...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Myrthil Weil, born in Strasbourg, France, 1910; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Myrthil Weil, born in Strasbourg, France, 1910; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Senior member of ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade) in France; participates in establishing the first ORT school in Perigueux; appointment as ORT General Secretary in Marseilles, 1941; life in Voiron including continuation of activities as General Secretary; detention while en route to Haute Savoie, 06 January1944; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 67, 03 February 1944. In the file: - Summaries of activities; - Testimonies.

File Number : 175

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

Language : French

Leonce Bernheim, born 1886; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Leonce Bernheim, born 1886; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in France including work as an attorney at law; activities as head of ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade); visit in Voiron at the ORT conference; detention in Grenoble while returning from the conference; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; perishes in Auschwitz-Birkenau with his wife, 20 December 1943. In the file: - Photograph of Leonce Bernheim; - Excerpts from texts.

File Number : 174

Type of Material : Photograph, Personal Documents

Language : French

Various lists of Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France), Zone Sud workers and representatives, and correspondence regarding relief distribution in the Grenoble area, 1942-1943 The material was created by: 1st Department 1st Section Lyon Regional Delegation Personnel Inventory In the file: Various lists of UGIF workers and representatives working with the French authorities. Also in the file: Correspondence with Paulette Schumacher regarding aid in the Grenoble area, 10 November 1942-21 May 1943.

File Number : 175

Type of Material : List of Names, Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : French

Correspondence between Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France), Zone Sud, mainly with Dr. Aron Syngalowski, and some monthly reports regarding Organization Rehabilitation Trade (ORT) activities in France, 1942-1943 The material was created by: The Director-General of the 2nd Department ORT "Work" Section; In the file: UGIF correspondence, mainly with Dr. Aron Syngalowski; Also in the file: - A few monthly reports regarding ORT activities in France, 19 September 1942-01 August 1943.

File Number : 156

Type of Material : Names, Circular, Reports, Lists, Official Documentation

Language : French

Testimony of Zahava Maur, born in Jaegersfreude, near Saarbruecken, Germany, 1929, regarding her experiences in Merano, Italy and Nice, France

Testimony

Testimony of Zahava Maur, born in Jaegersfreude, near Saarbruecken, Germany, 1929, regarding her experiences in Merano, Italy and Nice, France Her childhood in Germany; move to Merano, in northern Italy, because of the Nazi rise to power, 1935; life in Merano; deportation of the refugees, early 1939; illegally crosses the border to France; life in aliya training near Nice; move to Nice. Outbreak of the war between Germany and France; her father enlists in the French Army; her father is taken to German captivity until the end of the war; witness learns sewing in an ORT school; life in Nice under Italian...

File Number : 10483

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Odette (Latowicz) Szyper, born in Paris, France, 1928, regarding her experiences in Paris and Switzerland

Testimony

Testimony of Odette (Latowicz) Szyper, born in Paris, France, 1928, regarding her experiences in Paris and Switzerland Family emigrated from Poland to France; living conditions in Paris; learns at Lucien de Hirsch school in occupied Paris. Arrest of parents and deportation to Drancy, 1942; coping with circumstances; move to Switzerland; stay in Charmille and Champery camps; move to relatives in Basel; studies in ORT institutions; joins Emunah movement. Aliya to Eretz Israel from Bex les Bains via Spain within framework of Hashomer Hatzair, 1945; assistance from JDC in Barcelona; arrival in Haifa on the...

File Number : 10401

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Details regarding the Italian occupation in France, 1943

File Number : 113

Type of Material : Personal Records, Testimony, Report, Original, Official Documentation

Language : Yiddish

פריט ללא רישום

File Number : 12627

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : French

Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences in various places in France

Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences in various places in France - Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences during the Holocaust. The testimony was given in the United States, 2016: Residence in Metz; parents: Traitel Charles Szklarz born 1902 Siedlce and Cecile Lea Rychner born Sosnowiec; brothers and sisters: Jacques born 1925, Nathan and twins Paulette and Annette; father's occupation: merchant; family history; the Exode: moving to Bar-le-Duc and Virolet near Poitiers and schooling;...

File Number : 11430

Type of Material : Testimony, Interview(s)

Language : English

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