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Testimony of Yocheved Guli (Brutzki) Grinblat, born in Brussels, Belgium in 1930, regarding her experiences as a child in Brussels, in Agde camp, in a dormitory in Chateau de Bassines, in hiding in the Ardennes area, and in other places Life before the war; Orthodox, religious family; death of her father; Wehrmacht invasion of Belgium on 10 May 1940; escape to Revel with her mother and sisters; devious concentration of the Jews who are there, by the mayor; deportation to Agde with the Jews; escape from the camp to Brussels with her mother and sisters; life in Brussels, under curfew; marking of Jewish owned...

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results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

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Testimony of Siegel Spira Felicia , born in Antwerpen, Belgium, regarding her escape to different places in France and her moving to Portugal

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-German occupation in 1940; air-raids and escape of her family to Bordeaux,France in 1940; escape to Toulouse and from there to Beaune; failed attempt to move to Portugal because of visas that are expired and return to Perpignan in 1940; the father obtains transit certificates to Portugal; moving via Spain to Lisboa, Portugal; life as refugees in Lisboa for a year, immigration to La Habana as refugees, citizens of Poland; Cuba in 1941 and from there, to New York,USA,and aliya to Israel in 1968

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results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

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Memoirs of Charles Mahler, born in Antwerp, Belgium, regarding his experiences as a child being hidden by Belgian families in Begijnendijk, Ramsel and Ourodenberg, 1942-1945

Memoirs of Charles Mahler, born in Antwerp, Belgium, regarding his experiences as a child being hidden by Belgian families in Begijnendijk, Ramsel and Ourodenberg, 1942-1945 Names of families who hid Charles Mahler's family: - The Steurs family in Begijnendijk; - The Wijnants family in Ramsel; - The Vermunicht family in Ourodenberg.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8340

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs

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Testimony of Chaim Henri Feldman, born in Brussels, Belgium in 1938, regarding his experiences as a child while in hiding in Brussels and in an orphanage in Namur

Testimony of Chaim Henri Feldman, born in Brussels, Belgium in 1938, regarding his experiences as a child while in hiding in Brussels and in an orphanage in Namur Life in his parents' home; Finding him a hiding place in his aunt's home in Brussels; escape back to his family's home; receiving information regarding a deportation to Mechelen camp and from there to Auschwitz camp on Transport no. 16 in 1942; visit by two Belgian women who are members of the Belgian underground, Jeanne and Andrée Guelen; separation from his mother; Allied Forces' air-raids; transfer to Villa Mille Fleurs in Namur; life in...

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Testimony of Rita (Halbersberg) Zeltzer, born in Kiel, Germany in 1931, regarding her experiences as a child in Berlin, in Antwerp, in a village in the Diepenbeek area, in a monastery in Gellick and in other places Rise to power of the Nazi Party, 1933; deportation to Berlin with her family; anti-Jewish legislation; publication of Nazi propaganda; abuse of people on the street by Hitlerjugend members; Kristallnacht, November 1938; escape to Antwerp; death of her mother; German occupation, May 1940; detention of her father, and his release; capture and deportation with her father and sister on a train to...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 13645

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Personal documentation regarding the couple Marie (Berger) Schwarcz and Mor Maurice Schwarcz, activists in the Belgium underground, 1933-1948

Personal documentation regarding the couple Marie (Berger) Schwarcz and Mor Maurice Schwarcz, activists in the Belgium underground, 1933-1948 - Forged Belgian identity card in the name of Therese Henriette Leonard issued to the Belgian underground activist, Marie (Berger) Schwarcz, 1943; - Additional personal documentation for Marie and her husband Mor Maurice Schwarcz who was active in the underground.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 83

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Identity Card

results.listIds.lang : French, Dutch

Testimony of Dora (Susswein) Jacobsohn, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1940, regarding her experiences in Antwerp and in hiding

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Testimony of Dora (Susswein) Jacobsohn, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1940, regarding her experiences in Antwerp and in hiding Family life before the war. German occupation of Antwerp, May 1940; escape of her family to the villages in the area; escape of her family to southern France; return to Antwerp; birth of her brother, March 1942; escape of her family to the villages in the area, summer 1942; underground activities of her father; changing hiding places; being hidden by the Herremans family (later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations); capture of her father while traveling to Antwerp; separation...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 13316

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

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Testimony of Rosalia Nina (Schneider) David, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1936, regarding her experiences in Antwerp, Profondeville, an orphanage and in hiding in St. Servais while using a false identity German Army occupation [of Antwerp]; escape to France via Dunkerque; return of her family to Antwerp, 1940; life in Antwerp including air-raids and anti-Jewish legislation; her family's move to Profondeville, 1941; fear of deportation to concentration camps; placed in an orphanage of a Catholic monastery in the Namur region; hiding of her parents by a Belgian family, 1942; move from the orphanage to her...

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Farewell letter written by the underground activist Adelin Hartveld, to his parents, the evening before being executed by the Nazis in the Tir National (national firing range) in Brussels, 20 January 1942 Notes: Adelin Hartveld was born in in Antwerp, 06 March 1917, and was an attorney by profession; Parents: - Samuel Hartveld was born in Antwerp, 16 March 1878, died in London, 01 September 1949, and was buried in New York; - Clara Meiboom was born in Antwerp, 17 April 1888, died in Antwerp, approximately in 1950, and was buried in New York; - Samuel's younger sister was Sonia Orlan-Hartveld.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1593

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter

results.listIds.lang : French

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