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Testimony of Ruth (Simon) Zimmermann, born in Koenigsberg, Germany, 1930, regarding her experiences in Koenigsberg, Hamburg and Shanghai

Testimony

Testimony of Ruth (Simon) Zimmermann, born in Koenigsberg, Germany, 1930, regarding her experiences in Koenigsberg, Hamburg and Shanghai Traditional family; move to Hamburg to avoid antisemitism, late 1937. Deportation of her father to Sachsenhausen on Kristallnacht; return of her father on Christmas, (December) 1938; emigration to China, February 1939; arrival to Shanghai, 13 March 1939; life in the French quarter with help form a Chinese man; move to the ghetto; previous acquaintance with the commander of the ghetto, and receives permission to study and work; air-raids; arrival of the US Army and US...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Esther (Memelsdorf) Pulvermacher, born in Naklo, Poland, 1898, regarding her experiences helping Jewish refugees in Shanghai and the Hongkew Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Esther (Memelsdorf) Pulvermacher, born in Naklo, Poland, 1898, regarding her experiences helping Jewish refugees in Shanghai and the Hongkew Ghetto Life before the war; marriage to a German factory agent; move to Shanghai with her husband's work, 1933. Outbreak of the war, 1939; help to Jewish refugees under the auspices of the JDC; establishment of institutions including soup kitchens, schools, institutions for youth and a hospital; receives help from a Chinese women's organization; transfer to Hongkew; ghetto life including relief activities; liberation, 1945. Death of her husband; aliya...

File Number : 3075

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : 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 Abraham Kaufman, born in Mglin, Russia, 1885, regarding his experiences in Harbin

Testimony

Testimony of Abraham Kaufman, born in Mglin, Russia, 1885, regarding his experiences in Harbin Life in Bern including university studies from 1904; life in Basel including university studies until 1909; academic Zionist activities; participation in the Seventh Zionist Congress; life in Bern including work as a physician until1911; move to Harbin, 1911; life in Harbin; activities as head of the local Jewish community and Zionist movement; work as chief editor of the Jewish newspaper, Yebreiskia Zeizen"; activities as the spokesman for Manchurian Jews including the struggle against antisemitism; arranges for...

File Number : 3168

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian, Yiddish

Testimony of Szymon Bergman, born in Brzezany, Poland, regarding his experiences in Kaunas and the Shanghai Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Szymon Bergman, born in Brzezany, Poland, regarding his experiences in Kaunas and the Shanghai Ghetto Life before the war; move to Kaunas. Outbreak of the war, 1939; Soviet occupation; emigration to Shanghai with help from the Dutch consul; deportation to the Shanghai Ghetto; ghetto life including help from the JDC; liberation, 1945. Aliya to Israel.

File Number : 3043

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Fritz Fabisch, born in Breslau, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Breslau and the Shanghai Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Fritz Fabisch, born in Breslau, Germany, 1922, regarding his experiences in Breslau and the Shanghai Ghetto Life in Breslau; escape to Shanghai; life in the Shanghai Ghetto with Jewish refugees; Japan joins World War II; travel restrictions; organizing sanitary services; educational activities and social help; help to the refugees from the JDC. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

File Number : 2763

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : German