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Letters sent by Fajga and Rachel Anklewitz; letter with information regarding Irena Sendler; letter of thanks from a Polish journalist, and other material, 1935-2008

Letters sent by Fajga and Rachel Anklewitz; letter with information regarding Irena Sendler; letter of thanks from a Polish journalist, and other material, 1935-2008 - Letter written by Fajga Anklewitz in Lutotow and sent to her daughter in Basel by means of an acquaintance, 19 August 1941; - Letter with wedding congratulations, sent by Rachel Anklewitz to Tel Aviv in 1935; - Letter sent from Poland with information regarding Irena Sendler, who rescued 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto; dated, 26 May 2008; - Thank you letter, written by a female Polish journalist and sent to Esther...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1498

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter, Postcard, Documentary

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Polish, English, German

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Testimony of Zeev Zawadzki, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, escape from the ghetto with the help of Irena Sandler (later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations) and using a false identity Life before the war. Outbreak of the war; draft of his father into the Polish Army; disappearance of his father in the Soviet Union; deportation to the small ghetto; ghetto life; assistance to Jewish refugees from Berlin; "Aktions"; remaining of corpses on the streets; finding a hiding place during the "Aktions"; lack of food; transfer to the large ghetto; escape from...

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Testimony of Irena Sendler, a Righteous Among the Nations, regarding her activities in the rescue of children from the Warsaw Ghetto, accompanied by newspaper clippings

results.listIds.fileNumber : 6222

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Polish

Testimony of Dina Adolf of Przeworsk, Poland, about Poles who saved her from deportation and helped her on the "Aryan" side until the end of the war, and confirmations and testimonies by Stefan Sendlak, Adam Kornecki, Irena Sendler, and Zdzisław Bronisz. Dina Adolf was tipped off about an Aktion in Przeworsk on August 1, 1942, and went into hiding in the countryside. Three days later, she returned to the town. Zofia Zawadzka concealed her, first in a convent and then with her friend, Stanisława Kotowska. The two women helped the witness and kept her fed for two weeks. Adela Szajna helped her to move to the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 542

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony, Document

results.listIds.lang : Polish, Yiddish

Testimony of Teresa Chaja (Esterstein) Koerner, born in Ceglow, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in Ceglow, the Mrozy Ghetto, Mienia, Swider and other places

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Testimony of Teresa Chaja (Esterstein) Koerner, born in Ceglow, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in Ceglow, the Mrozy Ghetto, Mienia, Swider and other places Life in Ceglow including deportation with Jews from the area to the Mrozy Ghetto; life in the Mienia camp; escape; life in Swider with Jewish children in a non-Jewish institution; life in Stoczek in a non-Jewish institution; life in Bartoszewo in a non-Jewish institution including the murder of two children by the Germans; help from underground members including a Catholic priest and Poles; life in Warsaw including help from a Polish family; end...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2824

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Polish

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