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Memoirs of Wilhelmina Ernst (maiden name: Ohringer), born in Altona in 1921, regarding her experiences in London in 1939-1946, postcards sent to her by her family members in Poland, Germany and Belgium in 1939, and a letter from her brother Sid Ohringer from 1946 - memoirs of Wilhelmina (Ohringer) Ernst regarding her experiences during the Holocaust: Arrival in London in summer 1939; life with the Wolff family; searching for families who would agree to accept her brother and two sisters; arrival of her brother Eddie and her sister Lottie in London; the outbreak of war; leaving the Wolff family; air-raids;...

File Number : 11046

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter, Memoirs

Language : English, German

Letters and telegrams sent by Amalia Piperberg from Zbąszyń, Lwow and Kzyl Orda to her daughters in England; memoirs of Haya Bar-Meir (previous name: Rose Piperberg), regarding her experiences during the Holocaust period; documentation of the Piperberg family - Letters sent from Zbąszyń by Amalia Piperberg to her daughters in England, including a letter from Lotti Piperberg and other family members, sent to Roschen Piperberg on 17/04/1939; the rest of the letters are undated; - Postcard and telegrams sent by Amalia Piperberg from Lwow and from Kzyl Orda to her daughters in England during...

File Number : 4521

Type of Material : Telegram, Letter, Memoirs, Poems/songs

Language : Hebrew, French, English, German, Yiddish

Speech given at a meeting of Hechalutz members at an aliya training center in Hamburg, apparently in the late 1930s

Speech given at a meeting of Hechalutz members at an aliya training center in Hamburg, apparently in the late 1930s Speech by an unknown speaker at a meeting of Hechalutz members (who were planning to form a settlers' group at Kibbutz Ma'anit), given at an aliya training center in Hamburg, apparently in the late 1930s; the exact date is not indicated; Comments by the submitter of the material (Ruth [Hilzenrat] Wolfowich): The submitter of the material (Ruth [Hilzenrat] Wolfowich) was born in Hamburg in 1933. Her sister Yehudit was born in Hamburg in 1932. Their parents were Yakov Hilzenrat and Chana...

File Number : 812

Type of Material : Speech

Language : German

Diary of Ruchel Rosa Lehrer, born in Dresden in 1922, written in Eretz Israel in 1938; letters and postcards sent to her from Dresden and Przemyśl by family members during 1937-1941; documentation related to Ruchel Rosa Lehrer and to her future husband, Herman Weissmann - Notebook, including: --- Memoir book of Rachel Lehrer, which she received as a gift from her relative Albert Katz, with greetings and notes by family members and friends during 1935-1937; --- Diary written by Rachel Lehrer at the Beit Tzeirot Mizrachi dormitory in Jerusalem during 09/08-29/12/1938; - Letter sent to Rosa Lehrer by K....

File Number : 10855

Type of Material : Letter, Diploma, Personal Documents, Passport, Diary, Memoir Book, Poems/songs, Postcard, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Hebrew, German, Yiddish