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Testimony of Ariela Fulman Harkavi, born in Lodz, Poland, in 1924, regarding her experiences in the ‎Lodz and Warsaw Ghettos, her escape and living under a false identity

Testimony of Ariela Fulman Harkavi, born in Lodz, Poland, in 1924, regarding her experiences in the ‎Lodz and Warsaw Ghettos, her escape and living under a false identity Her childhood in a well-to-do secular family; attendance at a Polish school; antisemitism; ‎occupation by the Germans; her expulsion from secondary school due to “Numerus Clausus” ‎‎(Jewish quotas); torching of the synagogue; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto at the beginning of ‎‎1940; transfer to Warsaw; transfer to the Warsaw Ghetto; studies at the Florence Nightingale ‎School of Nursing in the ghetto; death of her father; life in the...

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Personal documentation of David Wertman, born in Radom, Poland, 1915, who emigrated to Brazil, 1936, including postcards he received from a friend in Warsaw, 1948

Personal documentation of David Wertman, born in Radom, Poland, 1915, who emigrated to Brazil, 1936, including postcards he received from a friend in Warsaw, 1948 - Character reference certificate for David Wertman, issued by the Polish police in Kozienice for the Brazilian Embassy, 20 June 1936; - Immunization and wellness certificate for David Wertman, issued in Warsaw for the Brazilian Embassy, 29 September 1936; - Temporary Brazilian identity card for David Wertman issued by the Brazilian Embassy in Warsaw, 30 September 1936; - Polish passport for David Wertman, issued in Kozienice for the trip...

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results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Passport, Postcard

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Testimony of Malka Bakon née Varshavski, born in 1934 in Drohiczyn, Poland, about her experiences as a girl in the Drohiczyn ghetto, in hiding with villagers in the vicinity, and immigration to Eretz Israel in 1944

Life in Drohiczyn; ghettoization; life in hiding with various villagers for a year and a half; liberation by Red Army forces; immigration to Eretz Israel in 1944; rehabilitation and adjustment to life in Eretz Israel.

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Testimony of Miriam Maria (Rozenbaum) Grinberg, born in Radomsk, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in the Radomsk Ghetto, in Warsaw and using a false identity in a village convent in the Warsaw area

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Testimony of Miriam Maria (Rosenbaum) Grinberg, born in Radomsk, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in the Radomsk Ghetto, in Warsaw and using a false identity in a village convent in the Warsaw area Life in Radomsk and deportation to the Radomsk Ghetto; ghetto life; "Aktion", 1942; her father is a member of the Judenrat; activity of the Polish police and the Jewish police; receiving information from Henryk Wroblewski (later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations) regarding his smuggling her out of the ghetto and being transferred by a woman by train to Warsaw; life in Warsaw; meeting...

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Testimony of Tonia (Wolnerman) Kaplan, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, Olkusz, Blechhammer, Gogolin and other places

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Testimony of Tonia (Wolnerman) Kaplan, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, Olkusz, Blechhammer, Gogolin and other places Life before the war; attends a Polish kindergarten and school. Outbreak of the war; deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; Warsaw Ghetto life including forced labor; behavior of the Polish police and the Germans; attempts to escape from the ghetto; departs on foot including receiving help from Polish farmers; arrival to Olkusz; her father and sister remain in the Warsaw Ghetto; life in Olkusz including labor with her mother and the witness' sister is...

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Testimony of Mordechai Eichel Alon, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, on the Aryan side and in hiding places

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Testimony of Mordechai Eichel Alon, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, on the Aryan side and in hiding places From a secular family with five children; his father owns a tannery and shoemaking workshop. Encouragement of the oldest son to escape to Tashkent early in the occupation; deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; loss of their livelihood; typhus and hiding his parents' illness; mortality from starvation; responsibility for supporting the family falls on the three young children; work selling cigarettes; smuggling food into the ghetto; arrest by Polish and German...

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Testimony of David Teichholtz, born in Slomniki, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in Plaszow, Kielce, Ostrowiec, Auschwitz, Gleiwitz and other places

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Testimony of David Teichholtz, born in Slomniki, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in Plaszow, Kielce, Ostrowiec, Auschwitz, Gleiwitz and other places Life before the war; education; his brother’s activities in Beitar. Outbreak of the war, 1939; illness of his father; German occupation; restrictions on the Jews including the yellow badge; draft of men to forced labor including his brothers; shearing beards of Jews by the SS; Judenrat activities; deportation of his brother to the Gestapo headquarters in Krakow; escape of his brother; deportation of the Jews to an open area; guarding of the Jews by...

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Testimony of Moshe Eintracht, born in Krakow, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding

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Testimony of Moshe Eintracht, born in Krakow, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding From a traditional family; attends a Polish school; joins Bnei Akiva. German occupation; deportation to the Krakow Ghetto, 1941; ghetto life including work in a garage and detention; deportation of his parents to Belzec; murder of his parents; deportation in the direction of Auschwitz; escape and return to Krakow; life being hidden by a Polish friend; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Bnei Akiva activities; aliya to Israel, 1948; enlists in the IDF; marriage and...

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Testimony of Zila Celina (Rozenblit) Akner, born in Jaroslaw, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in the Jaroslaw Camp, Mosty Wielkie Ghetto, in hiding, Plaszow and other places

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Testimony of Zila Z--- (Rozenblit) Akner, born in Jaroslaw, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in the Jaroslaw Ghetto, Mosty Wielkie Ghetto, in hiding, Plaszow and other places Life before the war; attends a Jewish school; aliya attempt to Eretz Israel; move to Lwow, 1938. Soviet occupation; German occupation, 1941; concentration of the Jews in the police station; injury of her father; deportation to the Lwow Ghetto; ghetto life including labor in a mending workshop; her father's work on the Judenrat; the Large "Aktion", October 1942; hidden by a Polish woman within the ghetto; transfer to the Mosty...

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