Memoirs of Chava Éva (Beregi) Zahavi, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1913, regarding her experiences in Budapest, transport on the Kasztner train; in Bergen-Belsen, Saint Gallen and the Caux sur Montreux DP camp

Memoirs of Chava Éva (Beregi) Zahavi, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1913, regarding her experiences in Budapest, transport on the Kasztner train; in Bergen-Belsen, Saint Gallen and the Caux sur Montreux DP camp 

Emlékek a pusztulás és hősiesség napjaiból 

Memoirs of Chava Éva (Beregi) Zahavi, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1913, regarding her experiences in Budapest, transport on the Kasztner train; in Bergen-Belsen, Saint Gallen and the Caux sur Montreux DP camp 

Emlékek a pusztulás és hősiesség napjaiból 

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Memoirs of Chava Éva (Beregi) Zahavi, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1913, regarding her experiences in Budapest, transport on the Kasztner train; in Bergen-Belsen, Saint Gallen and the Caux sur Montreux DP camp Life before the war; her parents are Zionist activists in Tel Aviv; life in Tel Aviv in order to complete a Ph.D. in Chemistry; marriage to János Détshy, a chemical engineer, autumn 1942; birth of their son, András Ábrahám, 05 October 1943. German occupation, 19 March 1944; turning of the family home into a marked house; deportation of her husband to a labor battalion, Jászberény, 27 June 1944; escape from her home, 29 June 1944; deportation together with her son to a synagogue on Aréna St., Budapest; transport on the Kasztner train to Bergen-Belsen; camp life; deteriorating health of her son; his transfer to a camp hospital and death of her son, the night between the 18-19 August 1944; observance of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur; receiving help from an SS man nicknamed Popeye; transfer to Saint Gallen, December 1944; transfer to the Caux sur Montreux DP camp. Aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945; move to Tel Aviv. Fate of her first husband, János Détshy: - Deportation to a labor battalion, Jászberény, 27 June 1944; transfer to Germany; death of her husband in Ordruff, January 1945; Fate of the Beregi family: - Her father, Armin Binjamin Beregi, served as the Chairman of the Zionist Organization in Hungary, 1910-1921; was a delegate to the Zionist Congress in London and Vienna; lived in Tel Aviv, from 1935, until his death, 1953; - Her mother, Lea (Krausz) Beregi, was one of the founders of Dvora, the Women's Zionist Organization in Hungary; - Her uncle, Oszkár Beregi, a famous theatre actor, lives in Hollywood. Names of people in Bergen-Belsen: Kurz Erzsi; Dr. Berger, pediatrician; Dr. Vali Stark, Director of the camp hospital; Dr. Sára Kende;. Dr. Lajosné Jordán; Dr. Landau; Dezső Klopfer; Cizi Medgyes; György Polgár; P. Irsai, graphic artist; Dr. Klári Renner, with her two children; the Rabbis, Dr. Jenő Frenkel from Szeged, Dr. Pál Weisz from Debrecen and Rabbi Schindler. Included in the file: - Letter sent from Éva to her father, Armin Beregi, in Tel Aviv, via the Red Cross, informing him of the birth of his grandson, András, 07 October 1943; - Three photographs of the baby, András, with his father and his mother; - Death certificate for András Détshy, issued in Bergen-Belsen, 04 December 1944; - Letter written by János Détshy to his wife, Somlyógyőrtelek, 25 August 1944; - Three drawings (graphics) of Bergen-Belsen by P. Irsai, the graphic artist; - Poems written by Dr. György Polgár regarding camp life (he died in Budapest); - Letter written by Dr. Péter Flesch to Grunfeld describing the death of János Détshy, January 1945.