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"We pulled out the bars and we start jumping out."

"We joined up with a group that was going to take us across occupied territory to the Zone Libre."

"So he hid us for several days there, brought us a little food."

"So I would go there and pick up, let's say, a little three-year-old."

"He wore civilian clothes. I had no idea who he was."

  • "We pulled out the bars and we start jumping out."

  • Aron (Dereczynski) Derman

    Aron (Dereczynski) Derman

    Born 1922
    Slonim, Poland

    Describes escape from a train during deportation from Grodno in 1943
    Oral History

  • Felix Horn

    Felix Horn

    Born 1920
    Lublin, Poland

    Describes attempt to flee from the Majdan Tatarski ghetto
    Oral History

  • Frima L.

    Frima L.

    Born 1936
    Volochisk, Soviet Union

    Describes escape from mobile killing unit massacre
    Oral History

  • Leo Bretholz

    Leo Bretholz

    Born 1921
    Vienna, Austria

    Describes escape from a train during deportation from the Drancy camp
    Oral History

  • Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman

    Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman

    Born 1926
    Raczki, Poland

    Describes her escape from Slonim during a roundup in 1941
    Oral History

  • Leopold Page

    Leopold Page

    Born 1917
    Krakow, Poland

    Describes the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto, and his escape from the ghetto
    Oral History

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  • "We joined up with a group that was going to take us across occupied territory to the Zone Libre."

  • Helene Herta Katz Wohlfarth

    Helene Herta Katz Wohlfarth

    Born April 14, 1909
    Offenbach, Germany

    ID Card

  • Irene Freund

    Irene Freund

    Born October 15, 1930
    Mannheim, Germany

    ID Card

  • Johanna (Hanne) Hirsch

    Johanna (Hanne) Hirsch

    Born November 28, 1924
    Karlsruhe, Germany

    ID Card

  • Simone Weil

    Simone Weil

    Born April 22, 1920
    Ringendorf, France

    ID Card

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  • "So he hid us for several days there, brought us a little food."

  • Felix Horn

    Felix Horn

    Born 1920
    Lublin, Poland

    Describes escaping from the Majdan Tatarski ghetto and seeking shelter
    Oral History

  • Helen Dreksler Zimm

    Helen Dreksler Zimm

    Born 1924
    Lodz, Poland

    Describes obtaining a false birth certificate
    Oral History

  • Lucine Horn

    Lucine Horn

    Born 1926
    Lublin, Poland

    Describes escape from the Majdan Tatarski ghetto
    Oral History

  • Liny Pajgin Yollick

    Liny Pajgin Yollick

    Born 1924
    The Hague, the Netherlands

    Describes fleeing to France from Antwerp
    Oral History

  • Suse Gruenbaum Schwarz

    Suse Gruenbaum Schwarz

    Born 1931
    Schluechtern, Germany

    Describes preparation for and hiding during a Nazi raid
    Oral History

  • Lutz Haase

    Lutz Haase

    Born February 21, 1914
    Wrzenia, Poland

    ID Card

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  • "So I would go there and pick up, let's say, a little three-year-old."

  • Tina Strobos

    Tina Strobos

    Born 1920
    Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Describes hiding place and alarm system in her house
    Oral History

  • Tina Strobos

    Tina Strobos

    Born 1920
    Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Describes courier duties for the underground in the Netherlands
    Oral History

  • Dr. Johan Hendrik Weidner

    Dr. Johan Hendrik Weidner

    Born October 22, 1912
    Brussels, Belgium

    ID Card

  • Gabrielle Weidner

    Gabrielle Weidner

    Born August 17, 1914
    Brussels, Belgium

    ID Card

  • Danuta Justyna

    Danuta Justyna

    Born April 1, 1923
    Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland

    ID Card

  • Kazimiera Banach Justynowa

    Kazimiera Banach Justynowa

    Born July 12, 1893
    Mierzen, Poland

    ID Card

  • Maria Justyna

    Maria Justyna

    Born March 28, 1925
    Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland

    ID Card

  • Stefania (Fusia) Podgorska

    Stefania (Fusia) Podgorska

    Born 1925
    Lipa, Poland

    ID Card

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  • "He wore civilian clothes. I had no idea who he was."

  • Leif Donde

    Leif Donde

    Born May 30, 1931
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    ID Card

  • Preben Munch-Nielsen

    Preben Munch-Nielsen

    Born 1926
    Snekkersten, Denmark

    Describes the Danish people's responsibility to help their Jewish fellow citizens
    Oral History

  • Murray Pantirer

    Murray Pantirer

    Born 1925
    Krakow, Poland

    Describes one of Oskar Schindler's rescue efforts
    Oral History

  • Murray Pantirer

    Murray Pantirer

    Born 1925
    Krakow, Poland

    Describes the "Schindler Jews" in the Bruennlitz factory
    Oral History

  • Agnes Mandl Adachi

    Agnes Mandl Adachi

    Born 1918
    Budapest, Hungary

    Describes Raoul Wallenberg's efforts to save Jews from deportation
    Oral History

  • Agnes Mandl Adachi

    Agnes Mandl Adachi

    Born 1918
    Budapest, Hungary

    Describes rescue activity on the banks of the Danube River and the role of Raoul Wallenberg
    Oral History

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