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The testimony of Rut (Milhofer) Bar Tana, born in 1935 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, regarding her escape with Aryan papers to Bari and Vela Luka.

Testimony

The testimony of Rut (Milhofer) Bar Tana, born in 1935 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Childhood in Zagreb; yellow badges also for children; hiding with friends; escape to Split in July 1941 with Aryan papers, which were sent to Rabbi Freiberger and his family members; transfer to Vela Luka on the Italian-controlled island of Korcula; living in free quarantine (Confino Libero); Delasem organization; the attitude of the Italians; the attitude of the Croatian population; the surrender of Italy and the entry of the Germans in the fall of 1943; transfer in small ships, under aircraft fire, to southern Italy; life in the...

File Number : 13659

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Shoshana Zadikov, born on 19/04/1923, regarding her experiences in Skarzysko and Czestochowa camps: "'Watch over Sabina', said Mother"

File Number : 7451

Language : Hebrew

Documentation of the Beatenberg refugee camp in Switzerland and administrative correspondence on matters concerning the camp, 1943-1945

Documentation of the Beatenberg refugee camp in Switzerland and administrative correspondence on matters concerning the camp, 1943-1945 The file contains: Page 1: Article published in the weekend supplement of the "Neue Zuericher Zeitung" ("New Zurich Daily Paper") regarding the refugee camps in Switzerland: social, emotional and financial aspects; relations with the local population; work and utilization of leisure time; Pages 2-9: Request by the Swiss government to prepare evaluations of the Beatenberg camp staff; and the evaluations that were prepared following the request, January 1945; Pages...

File Number : 68

Type of Material : Record of Survivors, Administrative Documentation, Survey Report, Newspaper

Language : Hebrew, German

Correspondence of the Communauté Israelite de Geneve (CIG - Geneva Jewish Community) regarding donations on behalf of refugees in labor camps, 1941-1943

Correspondence of the Communauté Israelite de Geneve (CIG - Geneva Jewish Community) regarding donations on behalf of refugees in labor camps, 1941-1943 - The correspondence was managed by Armand Brunschvig, CIG Chairman; - Receipts from the Refugee Aid Fund for donations on behalf of refugees totaling 1,100 Swiss francs; - Names of recipients of the donations.

File Number : 81

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Names

Language : French, English, German

Testimony of Emanuel Bergglas, born in Olszyn, Poland, 1900, regarding his experiences in the Shanghai Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Emanuel Bergglas, born in Olszyn, Poland, 1900, regarding his experiences in the Shanghai Ghetto Life before the war; move to Belgium; move to Shanghai with help from the JDC, 1933. Outbreak of the war, 1939; persecution by the Japanese authorities; deportation to the Shanghai Ghetto; US Army air-raids; liberation, 1945.

File Number : 2880

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Israel Artur Ulrich Braun Brudner, born in Przemysl, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Parkany, Balatonboglar and Szentendre

Testimony

Testimony of Israel Artur Ulrich Braun Brudner, born in Przemysl, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Parkany, Balatonboglar and Szentendre Life before the war; work as a physician. German occupation, June 1941; transfer to Balatonboglar; transfer to Szentendre; camp life including medical services and help from the JDC; liberation. Move to Budapest; move to Ulm; life in Ulm including giving medical help to survivors.

File Number : 2948

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Esther Lorli (Weiss) Zohar, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1924, regarding her experiences in Brno, Varna, Benghazi, Ferramonti Di Tarsia and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Esther Lorli (Weiss) Zohar, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1924, regarding her experiences in Brno, Varna, Benghazi, Ferramonti Di Tarsia and other places Attends a German school; attends a Czechoslovakian school; move to Hungary; her father is the manager of a towel factory in Szeged; expulsion from Hungary as foreign citizens; return to Czechoslovakia; life in Brno; move to Sofia, 1939; owners of a paper factory; attends a vocational school; move to Varna; waiting to set sail for Eretz Israel; move to Italy, 1940; sets sail for Benghazi; life in an army camp including help from Jews;...

File Number : 3126

Type of Material : Poems/songs, Diary, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Jael Julia Anna (Presser) Rosenzweig, born in Zilina, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding her experiences in Bratislava, Rhodes and Ferramonti Di Tarsia

Testimony

Testimony of Jael Julia Anna (Presser) Rosenzweig, born in Zilina, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding her experiences in Bratislava, Rhodes and Ferramonti Di Tarsia Life before the war; move to Nove Zamky. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to Bratislava; sets sail in the direction of Eretz Israel on the ship, "Pencho"; ship sinks; transfer to Rhodes; life in Rhodes including help from the Red Cross; transfer to Ferramonti Di Tarsia; liberation. Meets Jewish Brigade soldiers; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945.

File Number : 2919

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Stanislaw Spasinski, Righteous Among the Nations, born in Poland, 1896, regarding his experiences as a Pole saving Jews in Budapest, Esztergom and Szentendre

Testimony

Testimony of Stanislaw Spasinski, Righteous Among the Nations, born in Poland, 1896, regarding his experiences as a Pole saving Jews in Budapest, Esztergom and Szentendre Life before the war. Outbreak of the war, September 1939; escape to Hungary; help to Jewish refugees in Budapest; German occupation, March 1944; deportation to Esztergom; camp life including help to Jews in concealing their identities; transfer to Szentendre; camp life including help to Jews in concealing their identities; activities smuggling Jews into Yugoslavia; liberation. Life after the war including helping survivors in...

File Number : 2958

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

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