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• Birkin, Edith, 1927- (5 of 17)

  (5 of 17) Birkin, Edith: Part 5: Evacuation from Ghetto in cattle trucks to Auschwitz (1944). Arrival in Auschwitz - separation into groups. Her group of Czech friends were kept together. Procedure after separation in the first 10 days. Roll call,...

• Anonymous, 1932- (1 of 9)

  (1 of 9) Anonymous, 1932: Part 1:Family background. How interviewee's mother made contact with people who later became interviewee's rescuers. Preparation for emigration. 20th of July 1939 arrival in England. Description of her home in Prague. Religiou...

• Anson, Martin 1909- (1 of 7)

  (1 of 7) Anson, Martin 1909: Born in Leutershausen, Germany. Jewish family, Jewish education, experiences of anti-Semitism. Joined father's business became involved in politics, joined paramilitary arm of Social Democrats, organised meetings and...

• Birkin, Edith, 1927- (1 of 17)

  (1 of 17) Birkin, Edith: Part 1: Place of birth, Prague, family background, father Max Hoffman, mother Irma Hoffman. Maternal grandparents Altschul. Family relationships, religious background. Her maternal grandparents owned a shoe factory. Earliest...

• Augstein, Margaret, 1913- (1 of 8)

  (1 of 8) Augstein, Margaret: Part 1: Parents Ernst and Freda; father one of 16 children, in LAUN (renamed Louny) in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Grandfather a merchant, comfortably off. Father had a factory. They had a nice house in a good...