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Experiences of Florentine Florence (Loeb) Marx, born in Niederbronn, France, 1876, and Madeleine (Marx) Blum born in Mulhouse, France, 1905, and their families

- the experiences of Florentine Florence (Loeb) Marx, born in Niederbronn, France, 1876, and her family members: Her parents were Aron Loeb from Reichshoffen and Françoise Fanny Hemmerdinger from Fegersheim (Aron's second marriage); residence in Niederbronn; marriage to Simon Marx, born in Mulhouse, 1869; birth of their son Albert in 1902 and their daughter Madeleine in 1905; Simon was a textile designer and sales agent; belonging to intellectual social circles; move from Mulhouse to Strasbourg before 1920; evacuation of the citizens of Strasbourg in 1939 and transfer to Vichy; move to Lapalisse in 1941,...

File Number : 997

Type of Material : Food Voucher, Biography

Language : French

Correspondence between Enguerrand Lepère in France, the United States, and Spain and Mathilde Turpyn in Saint-Quentin, France, between 2008 and 2014

Correspondence between Enguerrand Lepère in France, the United States, and Spain and Mathilde Turpyn in Saint-Quentin, France, between 2008 and 2014 Background of the letters: Enguerrand met Mathilde at his school in Péronne during a lecture she gave on the subject of her experiences in the Holocaust; In the letters, Mathilde speaks of her deportation from Paris with her sister Esther to the Drancy camp and Auschwitz, the death marches to Bergen Belsen, and the death of her sister in the camp; the letters mention emotional issues. Also in the file: - Letter from Sophie Turpyn to her mother Mathilde...

File Number : 5435

Type of Material : Postcard, Speech, Letter

Language : Spanish, French

The experiences of the members of the Parsimento family born in Turkey and France, who were arrested in France in 1942-1944

The experiences of the members of the Parsimento family born in Turkey and France, who were arrested in France in 1942-1944 - the experiences of Violette Parsimento Bar Siman Tov, born in Paris on 13 November 1925, and her family in the Holocaust. The experiences were written by family member Roi Bar Siman Tov in Jerusalem in 2019 and are based on his research: Violette’s parents: Haim Victor bar Siman Tov, born in Tiria, Turkey, and Sara; her sisters: Janine and Louise; emigration of Haim and his brother Raphael bar Siman Tov from Turkey to Paris in 1922; Raphael’s experiences: arrested in Paris in July...

File Number : 653

Type of Material : Biography

Language : Hebrew, French, English, German

The experiences of Rabbi Léo Cohn, born in Lübeck in 1913, who perished in Auschwitz camp on 28 December 1944

The experiences of Rabbi Léo Cohn, born in Lübeck in 1913, who perished in Auschwitz camp on 28 December 1944 - The experiences of Rabbi Léo Cohn, born in Lübeck on 15 October 1913, during the Holocaust; His experiences were written down by André Maynadier: His parents were Wilhelm and Miriam (Carlebach)Cohn; move from Hamburg to Paris in 1933; establishment of Jewish Scouts movement in France by the Éclaireurs Israélites de France or EIF, by Robert Gamzon, in 1923; Léo's activities within the EIF; his marriage to Rachel Schloss in 1935; aliya of Léo's parents to Eretz Israel; move to Strasbourg in 1938;...

File Number : 648

Type of Material : Biography

Language : French

Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences in various places in France

Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences in various places in France - Interview with Jean Sklar Szklarz, born in Metz, July 10, 1929, regarding his family's experiences during the Holocaust. The testimony was given in the United States, 2016: Residence in Metz; parents: Traitel Charles Szklarz born 1902 Siedlce and Cecile Lea Rychner born Sosnowiec; brothers and sisters: Jacques born 1925, Nathan and twins Paulette and Annette; father's occupation: merchant; family history; the Exode: moving to Bar-le-Duc and Virolet near Poitiers and schooling;...

File Number : 11430

Type of Material : Interview(s), Testimony

Language : English

Memoirs of Jean Sklar, born in 1929 in Metz, about his family's experiences in France, and diary of Jewish Scouts movement members in Moissac, 1944–1947

Memoirs of Jean Sklar, born in 1929 in Metz, about his family's experiences in France, and diary of Jewish Scouts movement members in Moissac, 1944–1947 - memoirs of Jean Sklar, born on July 10, 1929, in Metz, about his family's experiences in France, published in the United States in 2017: Parents: Traitel Charles Szklarz, born in 1902 in Siedlce, and Cecile Lea Szklarz née Rychner, born in 1901 in Sosnowiec; siblings: Jacques, born in 1925; Nathan, born in 1932; twins Paulette and Annette, born in 1938; and Simon, born in 1933 (died in 1934); father's occupation: merchant; life in Metz; family history:...

File Number : 11429

Type of Material : Diary, Memoirs

Language : French, English

Letter sent by Dario Bocarra in Lyon to his brother-in-law Simon, 05 September 1941

Letter sent by Dario Bocarra in Lyon to his brother-in-law Simon, 05 September 1941 Comments by the submitter of the material (Mishel Gada née Bocarra): Dario Bocarra, born in Tunis in 1915, stayed in France during the war. He was deported to Drancy camp and Auschwitz camp on 31 July 1944 on Transport No. 77 and perished.

File Number : 4812

Type of Material : Letter

Language : French

Memoirs of Mathilde Turpyn (maiden name: Jaffé), born in Lyon in 1925, regarding her experiences in Paris, and in Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen camps, and letters and documentation of Mathilde Turpyn

Memoirs of Mathilde Turpyn (maiden name: Jaffé), born in Lyon in 1925, regarding her experiences in Paris, and in Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen camps, and letters and documentation of Mathilde Turpyn - memoirs of Mathilde Mazalto Turpyn (maiden name: Jaffé) born in Lyon on 7 November 1925, regarding her family's experiences in the Holocaust: Her parents: Haim Jaffé and Kadina (maiden name: Ganon), born in Turkey (emigrated to Marseille, France in the 1920s); her brother and sister: Esther born in Lyon in 1927, and Salomon; residence in Annemasse; Kadina's death in 1937 and Mathilde and Esther's move to the...

File Number : 11705

Type of Material : Birth Certificate, Biography, Newspaper Clippings, Speech, Invitation, Poems/songs, Envelope, Personal Documents, Postcard, Letter

Language : French

Memoirs of Raphaël Feigelson, a French underground activist, regarding his experiences in Paris, Lyons, Toulouse, the Drancy, Compiègne and Auschwitz camps and more

Memoirs of Raphaël Feigelson, a French underground activist, regarding his experiences in Paris, Lyons, Toulouse, the Compiègne, Drancy and Auschwitz camps and more Internet material pertaining to the memoirs of Raphaël Feigelson, born in Paris, France, 1926, regarding his experiences during the Holocaust: - Newspaper clipping from the French "France Soir" newspaper, dated 27 January 2010, containing the article, "Raphaël Feigelson, ce français qui à conduit les russes à Auschwitz" (Raphaël Feigelson, the Frenchman who led the Russians to Auschwitz), by Alain Vincenot, regarding the experiences of Raphaël...

File Number : 9601

Type of Material : Internet Material, Article, Newspaper Clippings, Memoirs, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Personal Records

Language : French, German

Text of an interview with Wladimir Zandt, regarding his family's experiences in Poland, in Elne, in Rivesaltes and Argelès-sur-Mer camps, in hiding in France and his adoption

Text of an interview with Wladimir Zandt, regarding his family's experiences in Poland, in Elne, in Rivesaltes and Argelès-sur-Mer camps, in hiding in France and his adoption Text of an interview regarding Wladimir Zandt (scan): - Text of an interview with Wladimir Zandt, born in Elne on 30/12/1940, regarding his experiences during the Holocaust; the interview was held in New York (the testimony is based on searches and research by Wladimir and on documents he collected over the years); - Introduction by Esther, the journalist who interviewed him: Copies of photographs, information and an article...

File Number : 9485

Type of Material : Testimony, Letter, Article, Excerpt(s), Certification, Bibliography, Newspaper Clippings, Interview(s)

Language : French, English

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