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Actions Displays	Maurice Itzchak Fremder testimony Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2018/010:011 TitleMaurice Itzchak Fremder testimony DescriptionMaurice Itzchak Fremder, born August 11, 1930 in Wolomin, Poland, describes his childhood and education; his father’s leather business; the antisemitism in Wolomin, including physical abuse towards Jews and the boycott of Jewish shops; witnessing the burning of the local synagogue in November 1939; fleeing to Russia with his father and two siblings in 1939; returning to Poland after the war; leaving Poland in July 1946 after the Kielce pogrom; going to Stettin, Germany (Szczecin, Poland); going to Hamburg, Germany then Bergen-Belsen, where he stayed from August 1946 to February 1947; immigrating to Sao Paolo, Brazil in 1947; living in Israel from 1948 to 1950; immigrating to Melbourne, Australia in 1951; never wanting to return to Germany, Austria, or Poland; participating in the Jewish community; and his children. Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia Production date 1980-11-25 - 1980-11-25 Subjectsurvivors, testimonies, antisemitism Object nametestimonies Material.wav Dimensions Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sophie Caplan

Object numberM2018/010:011

TitleMaurice Itzchak Fremder testimony

DescriptionMaurice Itzchak Fremder, born August 11, 1930 in Wolomin, Poland, describes his childhood and education; his father’s leather business; the antisemitism in Wolomin, including physical abuse towards Jews and the boycott of Jewish shops; witnessing the burning of the local synagogue in November 1939; fleeing to Russia with his father and two siblings in 1939; returning to Poland after the war; leaving Poland in July 1946 after the Kielce pogrom; going to Stettin, Germany (Szczecin, Poland); going to Hamburg, Germany then Bergen-Belsen, where he stayed from August 1946 to February 1947; immigrating to Sao Paolo, Brazil in 1947; living in Israel from 1948 to 1950; immigrating to Melbourne, Australia in 1951; never wanting to return to Germany, Austria, or Poland; participating in the Jewish community; and his children.

Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Production date 1980-11-25 - 1980-11-25

Subjectsurvivors, testimonies, antisemitism

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sophie Caplan

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