Testimony of David Steiner, born in Teplice Sanov, Czechoslovakia, 1919, regarding his illegal aliya to Eretz Israel with Maccabi, 1939, and his experiences as a soldier in the British Army

Identifier

3731992

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

O.59/80

Level of Description

File

Languages

Czech

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

http://collections1.yadvashem.org/notebook_ext.asp?site=sapir&item=3731992&lang=ENG&menu=1

Extent and Medium

Typewritten original

9 pages/frames

Acquisition

submitted by: ERICH KULKA

Scope and Content

Testimony of David Steiner, born in Teplice Sanov, Czechoslovakia, 1919, regarding his illegal aliya to Eretz Israel with Maccabi, 1939, and his experiences as a soldier in the British Army Born in Czechoslovakia. Aliya to Eretz Israel on an illegal Maccabi transport from Prague, 1939; work on a kibbutz and in private industry; decision of the kibbutz management to participate in the war; enlistment in the British Army, 1941; construction work and fortress building at El-Alamein; leaving of Czechoslovakian Army units by Jews and enlistment in the British Army due to antisemitism.

Places

El Alamein,<>,<>,Egypt
<>,<>,<>,Czechoslovakia
Teplice Sanov,Teplice-Sanov,Bohemia,Czechoslovakia
<>,<>,<>,British Mandate for Palestine

Genre

Testimony

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עדות של David Steiner, יליד 1919 Teplice Sanov, צ'כוסלובקיה על עלייתו בעליה בלתי לגאלית במסגרת "מכבי" לארץ ישראל ב-1939 ושירותו בצבא הבריטי