Irene Hasenberg Butter - September 22, 1986

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Dr. Irene Hasenberg Butter was born in Berlin in 1930 but moved to Holland with her family in 1937. In June 1943 the family was deported, first to Westerbork, a transit camp, and then in Feb. 1944 to Bergen-Belsen. The family managed to be included in an exchange transport in early 1945, using falsified Equadorian passports. During the transport her father died. The rest of the family were released and went to North Africa and later moved to New York City after the war ended.

  1. Family
  2. Amsterdam
  3. Outbreak of War
  4. Arrested
  5. Round-Ups
  6. Life in Amsterdam
  7. Deportation to Westerbork
  1. Westerbork
  2. Obtaining Passports
  3. Transport to Bergen-Belsen
  4. Arrival at Bergen-Belsen
  5. Conditions in Bergen-Belsen
  6. Departure from Bergen-Belsen
  1. Death of Father
  2. Switzerland
  3. Africa
  4. Emigration to America
  5. Reunited with Family
  6. Thoughts on Surviving

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