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Claudine Schwartz-Rudel was seven years old when she fled from Paris to Southern France with her parents. Before they left Paris, Claudine's parents gave her a doll named Colette Opening Tens of thousands of Jews sought shelter in lofts, cellars, bunkers, sewers, and similar places. Many equipped themselves with forged papers, while children were often concealed with Christian families. The survival ratio was low: most fugitives were discovered and murdered. The number of Jews who survived by going underground is estimated in the thousands.
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Jewish refugee children from Germany deported in December 1938 to a demilitarized zone between Hungary and Czechoslovakia

Jewish refugee children from Germany deported in December 1938 to a demilitarized zone between Hungary and Czechoslovakia

After the Nazis’ rise to power in 1933, the plight of German Jews worsened steadily. Many parents decided to send their children away to assure their future. Many thousands sought asylum in different countries- unsuccessfully.

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