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Postcard sent by Paul Koester from Bardonecchia, Italy to his wife Ermine Koester in France, 15/09/1943

Postcard sent by Paul Koester from Bardonecchia, Italy to his wife Ermine Koester in France, 15/09/1943 Paul Koester wrote the postcard following his escape to Italy, after he received an order to be drafted to forced labor in the STO - Service du Travail Obligatoire; Included in the file: Letter written by Roland Koester during the submission of the material in Tel Aviv, regarding the fate of his father Paul Koester; letter dated, 13/11/1997.

File Number : 1019

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter of Testimony

Language : French

Documentation regarding Joso Vidović, a Yugoslavian who resided in France, dated, 1934-1943, and other materials

Documentation regarding Joso Vidović, a Yugoslavian who resided in France, dated, 1934-1943, and other materials Documentation regarding Joso Vidović (in the documentation, variants of the names appear: - Authorized copy of the original document, Mandat d'amener (Order for the Accused to appear before a Judge), issued by the Judge of the Court of Law in Verdun in the name of Joseph Vidovitch, a 49 year old waiter in Verdun, on 05/11/1934; his crime: he expressed his support of murder, in the context of anarchistic propaganda; the copy was issued by the commander of the Police in Verdun on 06/11/1934; -...

File Number : 148

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Personal Records, Letter, Postcard, Certification

Language : Italian, French, Russian, Dutch, German, Hungarian

Certificate attesting to the disappearance of Berek Gryn, born in 1907 in Przytyk, from Paris in 1948 and onward, and documentation from France concerning Berek Gryn and Frajda Gryn née Hakman, born in Radom (The documentation includes various renderings of the given name Berek.) Documentation concerning Berek Gryn, born in 1907 in Przytyk—his fate in the Holocaust: Certificate of disappearance (Acte de disparition) from the Ministère anciens combattants et victimes de guerre in Paris, November 10, 1948; deportation to the Drancy camp on May 27, 1944, and to Auschwitz on May 30, 1944. Personal...

File Number : 2118

Type of Material : Identity Card, Certification, Passport, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Personal Documents

Language : Polish, French

Memoirs of Haim Victor Bijaoui, born in Sousse, Tunisia in 1902, regarding his experiences in Sousse, Sahline and Monastir during the German occupation of Tunisia

Memoirs of Haim Victor Bijaoui, born in Sousse, Tunisia in 1902, regarding his experiences in Sousse, Sahline and Monastir during the German occupation of Tunisia His childhood; riots against the Jews in Sousse by Arabs in 1917; life in Sousse; outbreak of the war; the battlefront in Tunisia; German occupation of Sousse in 1942; air-raids and escape to Sahline in December 1942; transfer to forced labor in Sousse in February 1942 (in the context of the Service du travail obligatoire - forced labor Service); escape to Monastir in April 1942; liberation and return to Sousse.

File Number : 10287

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : French

Letters from Majlech Marcel Kawibor, France, to relatives in France and in the Le Vernet and Rivesaltes camps, 1940–1944; letters and documentation about the death of Marcel, an activist in the French Forces of the Interior (FFI); and documentation of the Kawibor family Postcards and letters relating to the Kawibor family - postcard from Etel Etla Kawibor, La Chaudanne camp near Castellane, to her husband Rachmil Kawibor at the Le Vernet camp, 1940; - postcard from Bernard Kawibor, Montpellier, to his mother, Etel Etla Kawibor and the rest of his family in the Rivesaltes camp, February 7, 1942; - postcard...

File Number : 4208

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Excerpt(s), Birth Certificate, Personal Documents, Letter, Newspaper Clippings, Membership Cards, Article, Certification, Identity Card, Postcard, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), כתובה, Protocol

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, German, Yiddish, Aramaic

Testimony of Naphtali Henri Meyer, born in Paris, France in 1938, about his life in Paris and in Neris-les-Bains and as a forced labourer

Testimony of Naphtali Henri Meyer, born in Paris, France in 1938, about his life in Paris and in Neris-les-Bains and as a forced labourer Information about his family and relatives, moving to Paris in 1938, the invasion of France in 1940, life under German occupation, escape to Neris-les-Bains in 1941,life routine, the German invasion of the Free zone of France in 1942, moving to forced labour in agriculture by the STO( Service of forced labour)until 1945, return to Paris, life after the war, aliya to Israel in 2013

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Memoirs of Lucienne Saada, born in Sousse, Tunisia, 1922, regarding her experiences in Sousse during World War II, written, 03/11/2010

Memoirs of Lucienne Saada, born in Sousse, Tunisia, 1922, regarding her experiences in Sousse during World War II, written, 03/11/2010 Eviction [deportation] of the residents of Sousse to the outskirts of the city, following the shelling by the Germans; death of Jewish families during the shelling on 13/04/1942; draft of Maurice Saada to forced labor (STO); legislation by the Vichy regime; travel of her girlfriend Juliette Amoua to France; deportation of her girlfriend from France; death of her girlfriend; names of people who were killed in the shelling; stealing of property from the homes of Jews; attitude...

File Number : 8724

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : French