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Swiss Banks Settlement: Refugee Class

Case Summaries of Payment Recipients Group 29

Claimant, born on 09/10/1919 in Poland, was denied entry into Switzerland in 1943. Claimant lived in Warsaw, Poland and in 1941 the Germans took over her family’s business and she was forced to work.In 1943 claimant escaped through the sewers to the Aryan side of Warsaw and moved to a village and stayed with a Polish family. Claimant went to the Hotel Polski and was part of an organized exchange transport to Palestine. The transport left Warsaw and headed towards Switzerland. They were denied entry and then taken to Bergen-Belsen where claimant remained until 1945.

Claimant, born on 11/19/1929 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland.Claimant states that her parents asked for entry permits to Switzerland and were denied. Claimant’s father and two brothers were sent to camps after Germany invaded Hungary.Claimant and her mother and sister were placed in the “Star House” in Budapest.Claimant’s mother went to the Swiss Embassy in fall 1944 and waited with other people and was told to leave. Claimant’s mother and sister were caught by Hungarian Nazis and deported to Ravensbruck.Claimant went into hiding and lived in a temple and at the Red Cross orphanage until she was forced into the ghetto. She escaped from the ghetto and hid in a cellar until liberation.

Claimant, born on 03/04/1924 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary.Claimant was interned in a slave labor camp overseen by the Hungarian army. Claimant escaped from the camp and went to Budapest. Claimant stayed in the “Glass House” in Budapest and was given a Schutzpass by Swiss authorities.Claimant was not allowed to go to Switzerland and remained in Budapest until liberation in January 1945.

Claimant, born on 09/07/1913 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in 1943. Claimant and her family lived in Warsaw, Poland.When the war started, claimant’s husband was able to flee to Palestine and arrived there in 1941.Claimant and the rest of the family were put in the Warsaw ghetto and claimant had to work.Claimant’s family was deported and claimant survived the Warsaw ghetto uprising and found a place to hide on the Aryan side of Warsaw. Claimant’s husband requested papers for claimant to travel from Poland through Switzerland to Palestine. Claimant boarded a transport in Warsaw that was part of an organized exchange.Representatives from Switzerland and Swiss journalists were at the train station. The train traveled 30 hours and then stopped. German soldiers aboard the train told the passengers that they were refused entry into Switzerland. Part of the train was then transferred to France. Claimant and other passengers were sent to Bergen-Belsen. Claimant was forced to work in Bergen-Belsen until being liberated in 1945.

Claimant, born on 11/10/1931 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in Budapest, Hungary in 1944.Claimant and his family sought permission to go to Switzerland by train but could not.They were issued Schutzpasses from Swiss authorities at the Swiss Consulate in Budapest and were told that they would be transferred to Switzerland. Claimant and his mother received the Schutzpass after claimant’s father was taken away.Claimant and his mother found refuge in a “Swiss House” for a few weeks before seeking refuge in the Swiss Consulate. They were not able to get into the consulate and went into hiding. They were later in the ghetto from December 20, 1944 until January 17, 1945.

Claimant, born on 08/15/1934 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in Budapest, Hungary in 1944.Claimant’s mother requested permission for her and claimant to go to Switzerland and permission was not granted. In October 1944, claimant and her mother escaped from a group that was brought to a field. They found shelter in the “Swiss House” and after a few days received Schutzpasses and were told that they were candidates for refuge in Switzerland. They later went to a Swiss protected house but were driven out by German and Hungarian Nazis. They went from one place to another and were also in the ghetto.

Claimant, born on 01/03/1931 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant’s family and most of her relatives had been deported by fall 1944.Claimant and her mother were living in Budapest and claimant’s mother wanted to go to Switzerland.They received Schutzpasses in October 1944.Claimant’s mother contacted Hungarian authorities about going to Switzerland but the Swiss Embassy did not support her efforts. Claimant and her mother remained in Budapest for the rest of the war.

Mother (RC 5608) – born on 12/16/1920 in Hungary Son (RC 5591) – born on 08/16/1941 in Hungary

Claimants were denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary in 1944.Claimants were living in Szeged, Hungary when it was occupied by German troops in March 1944. Claimants traveled to Budapest in early April 1944. They went to the Swiss Embassy and could not contact the ambassador but were able to reach another Swiss official. They asked the official for help and protection to leave the country and the official told them he could not help them. Claimants were put in a ghetto in May 1944 in Szeged. They were deported to Bergen Belsen in June 1944.

Claimant, born on 01/02/1930 in Belgium, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1944.Claimant and her parents left Belgium in May 1940 and fled to the south of France.In August 1942, claimant’s parents were caught and sent to Auschwitz. Claimant arrived at the Red Cross orphanage in Arriege, France when she was twelve. The managers of the orphanage requested permission to take the children of the orphanage to an orphanage in Switzerland. Swiss officials denied the request. Claimant was put into hiding in a monastery in Pamiers, France and was later smuggled to Spain. Claimant immigrated to Palestine in 1944.

Claimant, born on 06/10/1923 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland.Claimant was taken to a camp after March 1944 in Jaszbereny, Hungary and later to Bor, Yugoslavia where he worked as a slave laborer in copper mines. While claimant was working as a slave laborer, his mother attempted to get permission for claimant to travel to Switzerland from Swiss authorities and was unsuccessful. The mines were evacuated in September and October 1944 and claimant was part of a group that was leaving the area and marching toward Hungary. Claimant escaped from the group and went into hiding. With help from a group of partisans, claimant was able to reach Romania.

Sister (RC 11036) – born on 12/16/1931 in Germany Brother (RC 10974) – born on 06/29/1929 in Germany Brother (RC 11052) – born on 04/20/1935 in Germany

Claimants’ parents sought to flee Nazi persecution in Germany and the family received visas to Colombia.In mid October 1938 the family boarded a train and went to Switzerland and was detained in Basel.The family was separated in Basel. Claimant (RC 11036) was subject to a strip search with claimants’ mother and grandmother.Claimants (RC 10974 & 11052) were kept in a small room.Claimants and their family left Switzerland later the same day.They later traveled through France to Colombia.

Claimant, born in 1941 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in 1941.Claimant’s parents had money in a Swiss bank. They sought to go to Switzerland to escape Nazi persecution.Claimant and her mother traveled from Slonim, Poland to the Swiss border in 1941.They were denied entry to Switzerland and returned to Poland. Claimant was hidden in Poland with a Catholic family. Claimant’s parents perished.

Claimant, born on 03/31/1940 in Germany, was denied entry to Switzerland at the German-Swiss border between March 1940 and May 9, 1945.Claimant’s father was taken away by the SS and sent to Theresienstadt and Dachau. Claimant’s mother tried to take claimant and her sister from Frankfurt, Germany to Switzerland but they could not enter.They went back to Frankfurt and hid in many places while fleeing from the Nazis.

Sister (RC 10933) – born on 05/26/1944 in Hungary Sister (RC 10932) – born on 05/11/1940 in Hungary

Claimants were denied permission to enter Switzerland at the Swiss Consulate in Budapest, Hungary in late 1944/early 1945.Claimants and their mother were in the Budapest ghetto beginning in 1943.Claimants’ father was in forced labor camps for various periods. Claimants’ parents went to the Swiss Consulate in late 1944/early 1945 to get permission to go to Switzerland and were denied.Claimants and their mother remained in the ghetto through 1944 and into 1945.

Claimant, born on 02/09/1930 in Romania, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1941 in Bucharest, Romania. Claimant and his parents sought permission to enter Switzerland at the Swiss Consulate in Bucharest. They were denied entry by a written order from Berne, Switzerland. Claimant and his parents were deported to Transnistria after requesting permission to enter Switzerland. Claimant was in Transnistria until it was liberated by Russia in 1943 and claimant went to Bucharest. Claimant remained in Bucharest for the rest of the war.

Claimant, born on 07/29/1919 in Yugoslavia, was denied a visa to Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant and her husband were living in Budapest in October 1944. They often had to change their place of residence in fear of being persecuted. They submitted a written request for permission to enter Switzerland with the Swiss legation in Budapest and only received a Schutzpass. They made several attempts to leave Budapest but were unable and ended up in the ghetto.

Claimant, born on 08/10/1923 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary in 1944.Claimant’s family lived near Budapest. Claimant’s father was a jeweler and watchmaker and had business connections in Switzerland. Claimant’s family also had relatives and money in Switzerland and wanted to go to Zurich.Claimant’s parents sent a letter to Swiss authorities in Switzerland requesting to enter Switzerland and their request was denied.Claimant and her parents were put in a ghetto and claimant had to work. They were later deported to Auschwitz.

Claimant, born on 02/24/1924 in Poland, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in spring 1944.In 1937, claimant was taken to Leysin, Switzerland for health reasons.With support from the Jewish community, claimant was able to attend school in Geneva. In April 1944 he received a re-entry visa to Switzerland to visit his hospitalized sister in Paris, France. Claimant requested an extension of the visa while in Paris. He received a letter from Swiss authorities informing him that the extension was denied. Claimant lived clandestinely in France for the rest of war.

Claimant, born on 06/08/1915 in Germany, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1938 or 1939.Claimant and her family suffered from Nazi persecution in Germany and her father was killed in a concentration camp. Claimant had an uncle living in Switzerland and she requested permission from Swiss authorities to enter Switzerland and was denied entry. Claimant subsequently immigrated to England.

Claimant, born on 07/30/1935 in Italy, was denied entry to Switzerland in 1935 or 1936.Claimants’ father, an anti-Nazi journalist, was expelled from Germany in February 1934.Claimant’s family was transported by the Gestapo from Hamburg, Germany to Switzerland.At the Swiss border, the family was not allowed to get off the train and Swiss police denied them entry. The family was subsequently transported through Switzerland to Italy under Swiss police custody and claimant was born in Italy. From Italy, they fled to Nice, France. The family attempted to enter Switzerland again in 1935 or 1936 and join claimant’s grandmother, who was living in Switzerland.They spent most of the war hiding or interned in Italy.Note: Claimant’s siblings (RC 11197, RC 11263, RC 11269 & RC 11202) previously submitted claims, which were approved in the Twenty-third Group.

Claimant, born on 09/30/1919 in Germany, was forced to leave Switzerland in 1937.Claimant entered Switzerland from Germany in 1934 and began training to be a baker. Claimant got a contract to work in a bakery in Basel for three years and lived in the same home as his employer. Claimant’s contract ended in summer 1937 and he was not allowed to renew the contract because he was Jewish.Claimant had to leave Switzerland and went to Germany. Claimant later left Germany and went to Montevideo, Uruguay to join his family.

Claimant, born on 04/12/1915 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in 1940.Claimant moved from Warsaw, Poland to Paris, France in November 1938. When the war started, claimant was drafted into the French military and served in the military until August 1940. Claimant states that shortly after leaving the military he attempted to enter Switzerland with a friend and they could not enter. Claimant obtained false documents and lived under different names. Claimant lived illegally in Paris from August 1940 until the end of 1942 and was often hungry. Claimant left Paris and went to Toulouse and lived there until July 1944.

Claimant, born on 04/05/1932 in Germany, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Germany between 1938 and 1941. Claimant and her parents lived in Hamburg, Germany. Claimant’s father sought permission to enter Switzerland from Swiss authorities and through HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society).Claimant and her family were able to get a temporary permit to Spain and went to Barcelona hidden in a laundry truck. They had to report to the police in Spain. In 1943 they got permission to go to the United States and left from Portugal on a Portuguese boat.

Sister (RC 10665) – born on 09/19/1936 in Hungary Brother (RC 11027) – born on 12/24/1939 in Hungary Sister (RC 10504) – born on 08/20/1935 in Hungary

Claimants were denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1944.In June 1944, claimants and their family had to leave their home in Budapest, Hungary and move into a house designated for Jews.Claimants’ father tried to get papers to Switzerland. He later enlisted claimants on a transport to go to Switzerland in summer 1944. The papers to go to Switzerland were denied or delayed. In October 1944, claimants were on their way to a convent and were captured by German soldiers who robbed them.

Claimant, born on 11/07/1942 in Hungary, was denied a visa to Switzerland in 1943 or 1944 by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant and his parents were detained in a “Safe House” in 1943-1944.Claimant’s parents sought entry to Switzerland and received Schutzpasses.They tried several times to get visas to Switzerland and were never given visas. Claimant’s father was deported toward Mauthausen and perished.Claimant and his mother survived the war in the “Safe House.”

Claimant, born on 12/08/1919 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in 1943.Beginning in November 1939, claimant had to wear a yellow star and was forced to work for the Germans. Claimant worked in forced labor until May 1940. Around the same time, claimant’s family was deported to Majdanek.Claimant fled to the area of Lublin and lived in hiding.In fall 1943, claimant traveled by night and in wagons from Poland and through Czechoslovakia to France. Claimant attempted to enter Switzerland with a group of other refugees. They had problems at the border and could not get in to Switzerland. Claimant was later shot by Germans and survived by going to farms for food. Claimant returned to Poland in late 1944.

Claimant, born on 04/08/1921 in Poland, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Switzerland between 1941 and 1944. Claimant’s family lived in Poland, and in 1942, claimant’s father was sent to Auschwitz where he perished.Claimant and her mother and brother traveled through Slovakia to Hungary with the help of the Zionist Youth Underground. They lived in Hungary as refugees. While in Hungary they were in contact with a family friend who lived in Lausanne and tried to get permission for claimant and her family to enter Switzerland. Requests for visas for the family made by their friend were denied.

Claimant, born on 06/25/1931 in Germany, was denied entry to Switzerland sometime between 1934 and 1940.Claimant and his family fled their hometown of Wiesbaden, Germany in 1934.Claimant and his family were denied entry to Switzerland and went to Austria as refugees. They lived in Austria until May 1938. Claimant and his family traveled for a long period on foot and by train through Italy and ended up in France. Claimant and his brother were put in a children’s home in France in September 1940 and remained there until December 1945.

Claimant, born on 07/29/1931 was denied permission to enter Switzerland. Claimant fled Germany in 1939 and was in several children’s institutions in France. Claimant was in a Swiss Red Cross home for children in France in 1941 and had a godmother in Switzerland.The leader of the Red Cross camp first promised the children that they would go to Switzerland to visit their godparents and later told them they could not travel to Switzerland. Claimant was later sent to a monastery.

Claimant, born on 04/09/1928 in Germany, was denied entry to Switzerland at the German-Swiss border sometime between 1937 and 1939. Claimant’s father was a Jewish official in claimant’s town in Germany and the family suffered from persecution.They traveled by train to Switzerland between 1937 and 1939.At the border, uniformed officials asked for papers.Claimant and his family had to return to Germany.They remained in their hometown until the end of 1939. One of claimant’s brothers was sent to the United States. Claimant’s father was unable to leave.Claimant and his three other brothers immigrated to Argentina in 1940.

Claimant, born on 05/25/1924 in Romania, was denied entry to Switzerland in May 1944. Claimant, her sister and mother left Transylvania and traveled to the Swiss border. They were stopped at the border, turned away, and returned to Transylvania. On May 25, 1944 claimant and her family were arrested and deported. Claimant was sent to Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen and worked in the Junkers airplane factory.

Claimant, born on 12/01/1925 in Romania was denied permission to enter Switzerland in the 1940’s.Claimant’s father was a businessman and claimant’s family sold everything before the Nazi occupation. Claimant traveled to Bucharest to get an application for a visa and he and his family were denied the application because they were Jewish. In 1941, claimant was sent from Romania to a slave labor camp in Transnistria. In 1944, claimant was liberated by the Russians.

Sister (RC 11215) – born on 09/03/1928 in Hungary Brother (RC 11243) – born on 03/21/1925 in Hungary

Claimants were denied permission to enter Switzerland in Hungary in March 1944.Claimants’ uncle worked with the Jewish Committee and had connections with Swiss officials in Budapest, Hungary.Claimants were to be allowed to enter Switzerland as part of a group but they were denied entry. Claimant (RC 11243) was taken to a labor camp in April 1944 to build an airport.

Please see claim number RC 10665 above for summary of claims by three siblings RC 10665, RC 11027, and RC 10504.

Claimant, born on 04/16/1915 in Austria, was denied entry to Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border in 1939 or 1940. Claimant and a friend traveled to the Swiss border. They were denied entry to Switzerland in Feldkirch, Austria on the border. Claimant returned to Vienna by train. She received an affidavit to travel to the United States and left Austria in 1939 or 1940.

Claimant, born on 12/13/1920 in Romania, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Bucharest, Romania in 1943.Claimant was living in Romania when it was occupied.She went to Bucharest to get a visa to Switzerland. She was denied a visa for herself as well as for her family. Claimant was later interned in Bucovina and was liberated by the Russians.

Claimant, born on 07/04/1927 in Poland, entered Switzerland on a Kastner transport in 1944.Claimant’s family was murdered and she fled from Poland to Hungary in May 1942. Claimant was sent to Bergen Belsen by the Germans in March 1944. Claimant traveled to Switzerland on a Kastner transport later in 1944. She was interned in Versoix until the end of the war.

Claimant, born on 03/02/1926 in Austria, was denied permission to enter Switzerland after March 1938. Claimant had relatives that managed to escape to Switzerland. Claimant’s father was trying to get visas for himself and his son to leave Austria.Claimant’s father tried to get permission to enter Switzerland in Vienna and was unsuccessful. Claimant’s father managed to get claimant on a children’s transport to England.Claimant’s father perished in Buchenwald in May 1942.

Please see claim number RC 10665 above for summary of claims by three siblings RC 10665, RC 11027, and RC 10504.

Claimant, born on 06/30/1924 in Germany, was denied permission to enter Switzerland between 1935 and 1940. Claimant and her family were subject to Nazi persecution in Leipzig, Germany. Claimant’s parents attempted to gain entrance to Switzerland from Leipzig but they were unsuccessful.After Kristallnacht, in December 1938, claimant and her sister managed to get on a Kindertransport to The Netherlands and later to England. Claimant’s parents were forced to work and deported to Riga, Latvia in 1942 where they perished. Note: Claimant’s sister (RC 11025) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Twenty-sixth Group.

Claimant, born on 08/03/1941 in Russia, was expelled from Switzerland in early 1945.Claimant’s aunt resided in Switzerland and claimant’s family started sending money there from Poland. They traveled to Minsk, where claimant was born. In September or October 1944, they attempted to enter Switzerland. Claimant and her sister were allowed into Switzerland but claimant’s parents were denied entry.Claimant stayed for a few weeks in a refugee camp.In early 1945, claimant was then expelled into Austria.Note: Claimant’s sister (RC 9927) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Twenty-fifth Group.

Claimant, born on 10/26/1924 in Czechoslovakia, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary in early 1944. Claimant left her hometown in Czechoslovakia in 1942 and went to Budapest to learn sewing. Claimant made a written request to the Swiss Embassy in Budapest to go to Switzerland and never receive an answer. In May 1944, claimant was deported to Bergen Belsen and in March 1945 was transferred to Theresienstadt. Claimant was liberated from Theresienstadt by the Russian.

Claimant, born on 09/27/1928 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in September or October 1939.Claimant’s family had money in a Swiss bank.Claimant’s uncle was living in Prague, Czechoslovakia at the time and made arrangements for the family to travel to Switzerland. A few weeks after Germany invaded Poland, they traveled to the Swiss border. At the Swiss border, claimant’s father and grandfather spoke to border officials and the family was turned away.They traveled two days back to Poland and claimant and his family were put in the Warsaw ghetto. Claimant’s father was killed in the ghetto.Claimant and his family were sent to Majdanek and claimant was later sent to Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

Claimant, born on 09/30/1920 in Austria, was expelled from Switzerland in August 1939. Claimant and her fiancé entered Switzerland at Buchs on the Swiss border with Lichtenstein in July 1938.Claimant’s fiancé was expelled from Switzerland in September 1938 and found refuge in Lichtenstein.He later clandestinely entered Switzerland and claimant and her fiancé married in December 1938 and lived in Vaduz. Claimant was told by Swiss authorities that she could no longer reside in Switzerland after marrying her husband and was forced to leave. Claimant left for Lichtenstein and traveled to the United States in August 1939.

Brother (RC 1462) – born on 01/03/1930 in Hungary Brother (RC 2045) – born on 07/24/1935 in Hungary

Claimants were denied permission to enter Switzerland at the Swiss Consulate in Budapest, Hungary. Claimants’ father was involved with transferring money to Switzerland.Claimants were forced to wear yellow stars and put into a designated house after the Nazis entered Hungary. Claimants asked for permission to enter Switzerland beginning in March 1944. They did not get permission to go to Switzerland but did receive Swiss citizenship papers. Claimants’ names were included on a list of children to go to Switzerland with the Kastner train but they were not able to go. Claimants were put in the ghetto and remained there until liberation.

Please see claim number RC 11215 above for summary of claims by two siblings RC 11215 and RC 11243.

Claimant, born on 10/01/1936 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland in March 1942. Claimant and her family suffered from persecution in Poland after Germany invaded. Claimant and her great aunt escaped from Poland and went to the Swiss border in March 1942. At the border, claimant’s great aunt paid the border guards but they were both refused entry.They traveled to France and hid in a basement with other people for two years until being liberated by British troops.

Claimant, born on 06/24/1936 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1944.In March 1944, claimant had to wear a yellow star and live in a “Star House” in Budapest. Claimant went to the Swiss Embassy in Budapest several times to apply for passports to enter Switzerland and could not get one. Later in 1944, claimant was rounded up with other Jews and marched to a factory. Claimant was sick but managed to escape and go to Komarom, Hungary. On December 4, 1944, claimant was again rounded up in Budapest and deported to Bergen Belsen. She was supposed to be part of a German prisoner exchange through Switzerland but was not included. Claimant was put onto a train by the Germans to avoid advancing Russian forces. The train was abandoned on April 23, 1945 near Trobitz, Germany. Claimant returned to Budapest in June 1945.

Claimant, born on 04/21/1918 in Hungary, was denied entry to Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border in 1944.Claimant and her husband fled Nazi persecution in Hungary and traveled by car through Austria to the Swiss border. They were not allowed to enter Switzerland and returned to Hungary. Claimant was later deported to a labor camp in Austria.

Claimant, born on 08/22/1925 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1944.Claimant’s parents tried to get permission to enter Switzerland after March 1944. They could only get Schutzpasses. Claimant’s father and brother were taken away by the Nazis.Claimant and her mother moved to a Swiss protected building. In December 1944, the building was raided by the Arrow Cross and claimant’s mother was taken away.Claimant tried to get help from the Swiss Consulate and could not get any. Claimant lived hiding in the street in Budapest from the end of October to the beginning of January.

Claimant, born on 02/02/1937 in Poland, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in late 1939.Claimant’s father owned businesses in Poland and his uncle had deposited money in a bank in Switzerland. When the war started, claimant’s uncle got sick and claimant’s father wanted to go to Switzerland to claim the money.Claimant’s father applied for entry into Switzerland for his family and to access the family account in the end of 1939 and was denied entry. Claimant’s family fled from place to place and ended up hiding in Russia.

Claimant, born on 03/25/1944 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary between March and August 1944.Claimant’s father had a business and business relations in Switzerland. Claimant’s father applied for permission for the family to enter Switzerland and could not get permission.Claimant’s father was caught by the Gestapo, imprisoned, and taken to a forced labor camp where he died.Claimant and her mother remained in Budapest during the war and were able to find refuge through the Swedish Consulate.

Claimant, born on 12/27/1924 in Germany, was denied entry to Switzerland in November 1938.Claimant’s father was released from Buchenwald in October 1938 and was ordered to leave Germany within 24 hours.He left for Italy and was detained at the Swiss border for two days before being able to continue. Claimant and her mother left for Italy three weeks later. They were also stopped at the border and were subject to body searches and interrogation. They spent a night in Switzerland and took another train to Genoa, Italy the next day. The family stayed in Genoa until they were able to get on a ship to Shanghai, China. They remained in Shanghai for four years.

Claimant, born on 12/21/1931 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary.Claimant and her family suffered from Nazi persecution in Hungary. They wanted to flee Hungary and went to the Swiss Embassy to emigrate to Switzerland. They were not given permission to go to Switzerland and got a Schutzpass. Claimant was forced to move to the ghetto in Budapest in December 1944.

Claimant, born on 12/26/1928 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by Swiss authorities in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant and his family wanted to flee Hungary and went to the Swiss Embassy to emigrate to Switzerland. They were not given permission to go to Switzerland and got a Schutzpass. In June 1944, claimant was forced to work on a farm in Beratvas Bela, Hungary. In November 1944 he escaped from a death march and returned to Budapest. Claimant was put in the ghetto in Budapest at the end of November 1944 and sent to work in a brick factory.

Claimant, born on 11/13/1930 in Hungary, was denied entry to Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border in 1943. Claimant’s family had money in Switzerland.Claimant, her siblings and parents traveled through Austria to the Swiss border and were denied entry. They returned to Hungary by train.Six months later, claimant was put in a ghetto and deported to Auschwitz.

Claimant, born on 12/01/1928 in Russia, was denied entry to Switzerland between September 1939 and mid 1940.Claimant and his family fled from Lvov, Poland to Warsaw to stay with claimant’s sister after September 1939.Fearing persecution in Warsaw, claimant and his family fled to Switzerland where claimant’s great uncle lived.They managed to reach the Swiss border by train and were not allowed to enter.Claimant’s grandfather was taken away.Claimant and his mother were taken to a camp by Germans.They were later released after a representative from the Soviet Union intervened on their behalf. They were sent back to Lvov and later to Kharkov in the Soviet Union.

Claimant, born on 10/17/1920 in Hungary, was denied permission to enter Switzerland in 1944.In March 1944, claimant was called to work in Koszeg, Hungary.In October 1944, claimant’s parents decided to flee from Hungary and wanted to go to Switzerland. They had bank documents from Switzerland and passports.Claimant’s parents received Schutzpasses to Switzerland and claimant and his parents were unable to leave Hungary.In November 1944, claimant was loaded into a train car and brought to two Hungarian cities before being transported to Mauthausen and Gunskirchen in Austria. Claimant was liberated in May 1945.

Claimant, born on 06/24/1921 in Austria, was expelled from Switzerland in April 1940. Claimant’s father entered Switzerland in 1938 and was interned there. Claimant’s sister also entered Switzerland.Claimant suffered from Nazi persecution in Vienna and in April 1940, fled to Switzerland. She was allowed into Switzerland at the border because she had a visa to the United States.Claimant wanted to remain in Switzerland with her family but was told that she could not stay there. Claimant went to Italy and then to the United States.

Case Summaries Group 29, volume II

Claimant, born on 05/14/1923 in Germany, was denied entry into Switzerland at the German-Swiss border with her mother in 1938. Claimant lived in Konstanz, Germany near the Swiss border. Claimant and her mother attempted to flee to Switzerland on several occasions, each time they were denied entry by the Swiss border guards. In October of 1940 claimant was deported to a concentration camp in Gurs, France.

Claimant, born on 08/08/1931 in Poland, was denied entry to Switzerland at the French-Swiss border in summer 1940.Claimant’s family had relatives in Switzerland. In summer 1940, they were living as refugees in France. After they received a letter from claimant’s aunt to join her in Switzerland, claimant and her family attempted to enter Switzerland from southern France.At the French-Swiss border, the family was denied entry and sent back to France. Subsequently, they stayed in France but later returned to Belgium. In 1942, claimant and her brother were hidden separately from their parents in Belgium. In 1944, they were taken by the Gestapo to a home in the outskirts of Brussels where they stayed until their liberation. Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 5286) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Twenty-fifth Group.

Claimant, born on 05/03/1931 in Romania, was denied entry into Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border in between 1941 and 1942. Claimant, his brother and other companions traveled from Romania to the Austrian-Swiss border. Upon arrival at the border, claimant’s friend spoke to border guards, who denied the entire group entry into Switzerland. They then returned to Austria and traveled to Romania. Claimant was in Iasi, Romania until the end of the war. Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 1607) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Eighteenth Group.

Sister (RC11527) – born on 10/24/1929 in Czechoslovakia Sister (RC 11524) – born on 12/23/1932 in Czechoslovakia

Claimants were denied entry into Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border between 1941 and 1942.Claimants and their family were living in Slovakia.Claimants’ sister, who was living in Palestine, obtained a Swiss visa from the Red Cross for the family. The family traveled by train and walked to the Swiss border with the help of a guide. Claimants’ father spoke with Swiss officials, who refused them entry even though they had a visa from the Red Cross.The Swiss officials did not let claimants’ father contact their family in Switzerland and subsequently, they returned to Nitra, Slovakia. They hid with a family. In 1944, claimant (RC 11527) was caught by the S.S. and sent to different concentration camps including Auschwitz. Note: Claimants’ sister (RC 5616) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Twenty-third Group.

Sister (RC11372) – born on 01/13/1939 in Belgium Sister (RC 11383) – born on 12/02/1940 in Belgium

Claimants entered Switzerland from Italy in March 1945. Claimants and their parents fled from Belgium and went to Italy in April 1944. Claimants were left in a Catholic orphanage in Italy and claimants’ parents fled to Switzerland. Italian partisans brought claimants to Switzerland in March 1945. Claimants were detained for a period with other refugee soldiers before being admitted. They were reunited with their father for a couple of hours before their father had to return to his camp. Claimants were sent to live in a camp with their mother and aunts in Chamby. They remained in Switzerland throughout the rest of the war.Note: Claimants’ aunt (RC 11379) has also applied and her application is submitted in this Group.

Claimant, born on 05/09/1936 in Austria, was denied entry into Switzerland in early 1939 at the Austrian-Swiss border. Claimant and her parents fled Vienna to Switzerland first by train and then on foot. At the Swiss border, border guards forced them to turn back. Claimant and her mother went to live in the Sudetenland, where they were forced to remain until the end of the war.Note: Claimants’ mother (RC 12020M) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Twenty-third Group.

Claimant, born on 05/12/1939 in Hungary, was denied entry into Switzerland with family in 1941 at the Austrian-Swiss border. Claimant and her parents traveled by train through Austria to the Swiss border where they were denied entry by Swiss soldiers. Claimant and her parents went to Vienna and then had to return to Budapest, Hungary. They were later placed in the ghetto in Budapest.

Claimant, born on 12/22/1934 in Hungary, was denied a visa to Switzerland in March or April 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant and his family sought to avoid Nazi persecution in Hungary. Claimant and his mother and brother went to the Swiss Embassy in Budapest and requested entry visas to Switzerland. They were refused several times. Claimant remained in Hungary in hiding throughout the rest of the war.

Claimant, born on 01/08/1939 in Hungary, was denied a visa to Switzerland with her family at the Swiss Embassy in Budapest, Hungary.After the Nazis occupied Budapest in March 1944, claimant and her parents applied for entry visas to Switzerland.They waited in line on several occasions, but were denied visas each time. Claimant and her family spent the rest of the war in the Budapest ghetto.

Claimant, born on 04/24/1932 in Hungary, entered Switzerland with her parents in December 1944. Claimant left Hungary on the Kastner transport in June 1944.She was detained in Bergen Belsen before being transferred to Switzerland in December 1944. Claimant and her parents were interned in Montreux. Claimant was separated from her parents and transferred to a dormitory in Montreux and was not allowed to leave the dormitory.

Claimant, born on 08/26/1921 in Austria, was denied entry to Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border in summer 1938. Claimant’s family had applied for a visa to the United States but did not know when it would be granted. Due to the increasing hostility against Jews in Vienna, claimant decided to try and enter Switzerland. Claimant left Vienna by bike and traveled to Hohenems, Austria on the border with Switzerland. Claimant left his bike with a member of the resistance and crossed the Alten Rhein river into Switzerland on foot. A border patrolman stopped claimant after claimant crossed the river and sent him back to Hohenems. Claimant returned to Vienna and in October 1939 got a visa for the United States.

Claimant, born on 06/20/1936 in Austria, was denied entry into Switzerland in fall 1938 at the Austrian-Swiss border.Claimant and her mother fled Austria and traveled by train to the Swiss border.They were denied entry to Switzerland. They later fled to Holland and in September 1938, claimant immigrated to the United States.Note: Claimant’s mother (RC 10054) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Nineteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 05/06/1937 in Austria, was denied permission to remain in Switzerland in late 1938/early 1939. Claimant and her parents fled Vienna, Austria fearing Nazi persecution and went to Italy. They had to leave Italy also and crossed into Switzerland by train in late 1938 or early 1939 and traveled to Montreux or Vevey. They stayed there for a few months but were denied residence and not allowed to stay in Switzerland. They were later able to get to the United States.

Brother (RC 11367) – born on 09/24/1936 in France Sister (RC11366) – born on 03/25/1931 in France

Claimants were denied entry into Switzerland in 1942 at the French-Swiss border with their parents.Claimants along with their mother were living in Paris.They left Paris to join claimants’ father near Lyon.Once reunited, they all traveled to the Swiss border intending to reach Geneva. They were not allowed to enter Switzerland and traveled back into France and went to Pau where they stayed until 1944.

Please see claim RC 11372 above for summary of claims by two sisters RC 11372 and RC 11383.

Claimant, born on 11/18/1936 in France, was denied entry into Switzerland at the French-Swiss border in 1942. When the Germans invaded France, claimant and his mother left their hometown Bully-les-Mines and hid in a cave in Grenay, France. Claimant’s father was drafted by the French Army and the family decided that they would meet in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1942, claimant and his mother crossed the demarcation line to southern France. They continued to Bourg-en-Bresse and then toward Switzerland. At the Swiss border near St. Genis-Pouilly, claimant and his mother were denied entry by border guards because they were Jewish. Subsequently, they fled to Ligueux, France where they hid with a family.

Claimant, born on 01/26/1933, was denied permission to enter Switzerland by the Swiss Consulate in Budapest, Hungary. Claimant’s father had acquired a Swiss passport before being arrested and deported, and he instructed claimant’s mother to go to the Swiss Consulate. Claimant’s mother applied at the consulate for permission to enter Switzerland in 1944, but her request was denied. Claimant was later placed in an orphanage. Note:Claimant’s sister (RC 12003M) previously submitted a claim which was approved in the Twenty-first Group.

Claimant, born on 05/17/1926 in Belgium, entered Switzerland from France in September 1942. Claimant entered Switzerland near Geneva and was taken to the military camp Varembe. Claimant states she was treated like a servant and had to clean the canteen. Claimant was then sent to the Salvation Army for a week and then with her two sisters to a children’s home in Wartheim Appenzell for nine months. Claimant had to clean the home everyday and states she was abused by the director. Claimant was separated from her family and sent to a labor camp in Morgins where she worked in the laundry. Claimant was not allowed to go to school and was not allowed to leave the camp without permission. Claimant returned to Belgium in June 1945.

Claimant, born on 11/25/1936 in Belgium, was admitted into Switzerland at the French-Swiss border in 1942 with his gamily. Claimant, his parents and his sister fled Belgium due to raids in Brussels and traveled through France to Switzerland. They crossed the border at St. Julien and were placed in a transit camp. Claimant and his sister were separated from their parents and placed in a correction house and then sent to live with a family. They were beaten, poorly fed and poorly clothed. In 1944, the entire family was reunited in La Tour de Pelz and then traveled back to Belgium in 1945.

Claimant, born on 01/24/1919 in The Netherlands, entered Switzerland from Italy in 1942 or 1943. Claimant fled Belgium with her family in 1940 and went to France. They later went to Italy and were able to hide with a Swedish Consul. They went to Switzerland in 1942 or 1943. They had to spend some time at customs and were sent to a reception camp. They were later divided into groups to work. Claimant had to take care of children in a Dutch camp and was not paid for her work. Claimant left Switzerland in 1945.Note: Claimant’s nieces (RC 11372 & RC 11383) have also applied and their applications are submitted in this Group.

Claimant, born on 10/21/1912 in Austria, was denied entry to Switzerland in spring 1941 from France. After the occupation of Austria, claimant and family fled to Belgium. In 1940 they escaped to Paris and then to the unoccupied zone of France. Claimant and family were kept under town arrest in Tarascon, France and feared deportation. They hired a guide to take them to the Swiss border by car. At the border, the guide took them through the forest. When they reached the Swiss side, border police turned them back to France on the route from which they came. Claimant and his family returned to Marseille and claimant left for the United States in June 1941.Note: Claimant’s sister (RC 9997) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Eighth Group.

Claimant (RC 11431) – born on 11/14/1922 in Czechoslovakia Claimant (RC 11444) – born on 09/22/1922 in Czechoslovakia

Claimants were denied entry to Switzerland at the German-Swiss border in the beginning of 1944.Claimants fled Lucenec, Hungary, and traveled together with another companion in a truck with a driver.They went through Germany to the border and were denied entry by Swiss authorities. They had to return to Hungary. Claimants were later interned in Neustadt bei Cobourg, Germany and forced to work.

Claimant, born on 01/11/1939 in France, entered Switzerland illegally with his brother in April 1944.Claimant and his brother were detained in the Henri Dunant center in Geneva. They were then sent to the adult camp Chesieres where they were kept under military guard and were confined to a small room during the night. After 3 months, they were placed with a Christian family with whom they remained until the end of the war. Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 5867) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Fifth Group.

Claimant, born on 03/10/1927 in Poland, entered Switzerland from France in June 1944. Claimant and her two brothers were part of a group of children smuggled to Switzerland. They traveled by train and then on foot crossing over barbed wire into Switzerland. They were stopped by Swiss guards and taken to the police where they were interrogated. They were then put into quarantine in Champel. Claimant was separated from her brothers and sent to Aargau and then to a camp near Thun. Claimant was reunited with her brothers when they were sent back to France after liberation.

Please see claim RC 11527 above for summary of claims by two sisters RC 11527 and RC 11524.

Claimant, born on 10/28/1931 in France, was denied permission to enter Switzerland from Swiss authorities in France and a visa to Switzerland from Swiss authorities in Basel, Switzerland. In 1940, claimant’s mother, who had lived in Basel, applied for permission to enter Switzerland for claimant’s family but was denied by Swiss authorities in France.At the same time, claimant’s aunt, who was a Swiss citizen living in Basel, applied for a visa to Switzerland for claimant’s family but was denied by Swiss authorities in Basel.Consequently, claimant and his family were forced to leave their house in Mulhouse, France and claimant’s father was sent to concentration camps and never returned. Claimant lived in several different children’s institutions in southern France and in August 1943 was able to cross the border to Switzerland with his mother and brother.Claimant was sent to two camps in Lausanne and was later separated from his mother and placed in a children’s institution with his brother.Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 2334) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Sixteenth Group.

Sister (RC 11467) – born on 03/26/1934 in France Brother (RC 11468) – born on 01/07/1931 in France Sister (RC 11465) – born on 03/25/1936 in France Brother (RC 11464) – born on 01/08/1942 in France Brother (RC 11463) – born on 12/12/1938 in France

Claimants were denied entry into Switzerland near Annemasse in fall 1943.Claimants were living in Chambéry, France when it was invaded by Germany in 1943.In fall 1943 they made several attempts to enter Switzerland.On one attempt they traveled to the Swiss border near Annemasse. After long and difficult discussions the Swiss authorities refused to let them enter. Claimants returned to Chambéry and went into hiding in a house in the country.Claimants’ father was subsequently deported to Drancy. Note: Claimants’ sister (RC 5706) previously submitted a claim which was approved in the Thirteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 06/18/1929 in Belgium, was admitted into Switzerland at the French-Swiss border with her family in May 1942.Claimant, her mother and brother crossed mountains into Switzerland in the Evian region and were taken to a camp in Bex and later Munchwielen. Claimant’s father arrived in Switzerland and was kept in a separate camp.Claimant was then placed with a family in Zurich.She was treated like a maid with no pay and had to constantly take care of the family’s baby. She was not allowed to attend school. She was then moved to another family where she lived in spartan conditions.

Claimant, born on 04/15/1921 in Poland, was denied entry into Switzerland with her infant daughter in 1942 at the French-Swiss border.Claimant sought to escape Nazi persecution in France and traveled from Paris to the Swiss border near Basel. Claimant and her daughter were refused entry by the border guards. Afterwards, claimant traveled to Lyon and had to go into hiding until liberation in 1945.

Claimant, born on 01/10/1922 in Austria, was denied a visa to Switzerland at the Swiss Consulate in Vienna sometime between March and December 1938. Claimant’s father owned a silk factory in Vienna and had many business contacts in Switzerland. He attempted to obtain visas for the entire family from the Swiss Consulate in Vienna on several occasions. When these attempts failed, claimant’s father was deported to the Dachau concentration camp.Later the family received entry visas to the United States and left Austria in December 1938. Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 9783) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Sixteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 02/03/1924 in Germany, entered Switzerland from France in 1942. Claimant was living in Marseille and found out he was on a list of people to be deported. He crossed into Switzerland at the border near Vouvry, Switzerland and traveled to Lausanne where he had friends. Claimant registered with the police in Lausanne and two weeks later was ordered to report to camp Adliswil. Claimant was then sent to Girenbad and Mezzovico. In Mezzovico, claimant had to work in the fields under guard and states he was not fed well. Claimant was later sent to Wallisellen where he made uniforms. Claimant left Switzerland in February 1946 and went to Belgium.

Claimant, born on 09/19/1942 in Czechoslovakia, was denied entry into Switzerland in summer 1944.In 1944, claimant escaped the Novaki concentration camp in Slovakia to Hungary and made arrangements to go to Switzerland with the help of the Betar organization. Claimant left Budapest for Switzerland by train with her family, together with 20 other people. At the border, they were denied entry into Switzerland. Claimant went back to Hungary and remained in the ghetto for the rest of the war.Note: Claimant’s mother (RC 10423) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Thirteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 03/10/1912, in Czechoslovakia, was denied permission to remain in Switzerland in 1939. On March 15, 1939 claimant left Prague for Switzerland to flee Nazi persecution and join her husband there. Upon arrival at the Swiss border at Basel, claimant was denied entry for lack of a visa and returned to Germany. Claimant made two more attempts within the next two days and successfully gained entry upon her third attempt as her husband had secured a transit visa for her. Claimant requested a visa to be allowed to stay in Switzerland but her request was denied and claimant and her husband were forced to leave Switzerland. After 8-10 days in Switzerland claimant and her husband fled to England.

Claimant, born on 11/10/1925 in Germany, was denied entry into Switzerland at the French-Swiss border in February 1943.Claimant was living in a children’s home in France in 1942 and was arrested and placed in various camps, the last one being Rivesaltes.Claimant was released from Rivesaltes because he was an employee of the OSE (Ouevre de Secour aux Enfants). Claimant received false identity papers and in February 1943, traveled from France by train with a group in an attempt to enter Switzerland at Annemasse. At the border they were denied entry. Claimant was sent to Treve, France to work on a farm and later joined the underground forces.

Claimant, born on 10/15/1909 in Poland, was denied entry into Switzerland at the French-Swiss border in 1942.Claimant and her family fled Nancy, France in 1942. With the help of a smuggler they reached the Swiss border, hiding during the day and walking at night. The family attempted to cross into Switzerland near Pontarlier but was stopped by Swiss border guards who sent them back to France. Claimant and her family fled to the unoccupied area of France and hid in several cities. They finally reached a small village near Perigueux where they stayed until the end of the war.Note: Claimant’s daughter (RC 1920) previously submitted a claim which was approved in the Eleventh Group.

Claimant, born on 11/14/1936 in Austria, was denied an entry visa to Switzerland with his family in Austria in late 1938. Claimant was living with his family in Graz, Austria where claimant’s father was a well-known lawyer. Claimant’s father applied for Swiss visas for the whole family and the family intended to stay in Zurich until they received visas to the United States.Swiss authorities informed them that Jews and Gypsies are not welcome in Switzerland and their request was denied. In May 1939, the family fled to Stockholm, Sweden after claimant’s father had been arrested three times.At the beginning of World War II, they received visas for the United States and traveled via Goetheburg, Sweden by ship to New York where they arrived in October 1939. Note: Claimant’s mother (RC 9579) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Fifteenth Group.

Husband (RC 11533) – born on 11/27/1915 in Germany Wife (RC 11532) – born on 12/08/1915 in Germany

Claimants were denied permission to remain in Switzerland in 1939/1940.After claimant’s (RC 11533) father was expelled from Germany, claimants fled to Switzerland, where claimant’s (RC 11533) sister was married to a Swiss citizen. While in Switzerland, claimants married in Basel. But although claimant’s brother-in-law assisted them in trying to obtain permission to remain in Switzerland, the request was denied and claimants had to leave Switzerland.They subsequently fled to France. Note: The husband’s brother (RC 9471) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Fifteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 09/19/1937 in Hungary, was denied entry into Switzerland with her family in 1944. Claimant and her family traveled on a truck from Hungary to the Swiss border where they were detained and denied entry by Swiss authorities. Claimant and her family had to return to Hungary and were placed in the Budapest ghetto until liberation.

Claimant, born on 07/23/1927 in Germany, was denied entry into Switzerland in March 1939 at the German-Swiss border. After claimant’s parents left Germany, claimant stayed in an orphanage in Berlin with his brother.In March 1939, a guide from the orphanage took claimant and a group of children by train from Berlin to the Swiss border near Friedrichshafen. They were stopped by Swiss border guards who forced them to return. In June 1939, claimant and his brother were able to leave Germany and joined their parents in Shanghai. Note: Claimant’s brother (RC 9204) previously submitted a claim, which was approved in the Fifteenth Group.

Claimant, born on 11/07/1917 in The Netherlands, entered Switzerland from France. Claimant illegally crossed into Switzerland with his wife and child and they were arrested at a train station in Geneva. They were admitted to Switzerland and claimant was separated from his family. Claimant’s son was sick and sent to a hospital. Claimant and his wife were sent to camps. Claimant was interned in several camps while in Switzerland, including Adliswil, Chaluet-Court, Raron and Morgins.

Claimant, born on 04/07/1939 in France, was denied entry into Switzerland in September 1942 at the French-Swiss border with her mother.Following the raids in Paris in July 1942, claimant and her mother attempted to join a relative who had found refuge in Switzerland. They were denied entry at the border near Abondance by Swiss police and returned to the Paris region by train. They remained there in hiding until the end of the war.

Please see claim RC 11431 above for summary of claims by two companions RC 11431 and RC 11444.

Claimant, born on 08/10/1925 in Austria, was denied entry into Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border.After Kristallnacht, claimant’s father was arrested but soon released. The family immediately fled Vienna, Austria for Switzerland with a guide. Claimant had an aunt in Geneva, Switzerland. At the Austrian-Swiss border at Feldkirch, claimant and her family were denied entry into Switzerland and sent back to Austria. In March 1939, claimant and her family left Austria for the United States.

Please Note: The two successive claims were submitted by two siblings who each applied separately.

Brother (RC 11566) – born on 08/11/1922 in Austria Sister (RC 11567) – born on 02/19/1921 in Austria

Claimants were denied entry to Switzerland at the Austrian-Swiss border after November 9, 1938.Claimant’s father decided to send claimant and their mother to Switzerland after Kristallnacht.They took a train from Vienna to the Swiss border and attempted to cross the border on foot. They were stopped by Swiss guards and turned back. They spent the night at an inn and tried to enter again the next day and again were refused entry. Claimants then returned to Vienna.

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