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Language of Description: Dutch

  1. Project 'Long shadow of Sobibor' Survivors: Interview 06 Philip Bialowitz Project 'Late gevolgen van Sobibor'

    1. World War II

    The Nazi Germans used Izbica, the Polish village where Philip Bialowitz was born, as a transitory ghetto for Jews on their way to the destruction camps in Eastern Poland. In Izbica Philip Bialowitz survived a fire squad as a young boy. He was deported to Sobibor in 1943 and selected for forced labour upon arrival. Philip's elder brother, Simkha, took care of him wherever possible. Philip was involved in the revolt and was assigned by its leader as a messenger who had to draw the Germans' attention and bring them to a place where they could be killed. After the revolt Philip, who was almost ...

  4. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. Girl refugees with their bundles on arrival at Harwich.

  5. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. A little girl refugee inspecting the label worn by a little boy at Harwich.

  6. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. A policeman talking with young refugees as they were about to disembark at Harwich.

  7. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. The young refugees aboard the "Prague" at Harwich.

  8. Second party of refugees children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugees children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. A lonely little refugee crying on arrival at Harwich.

  12. Tears of exile - third party of child refugees arrives ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Tears of exile - third party of child refugees arrives from Germany. A little girl refugee crying on her arrival at Harwich.