Places

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Chabad Soup Kitchens in Ramla and Lod
Chabad Soup Kitchens in Ramla and Lod

Colel Chabad Is Israel's oldest charity

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Chabad Soup Kitchens in Ramla and Lod
Zonal Crossing Near Kassel
Zonal Crossing Near Kassel

Michael entered into the American zone of occupation

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Zonal Crossing Near Kassel
Borshchow ghetto
Borshchow ghetto

Michael and his father were smuggled out of the ghetto on the eve of its liquidation

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Borshchow ghetto
Skala Police Station
Skala Police Station

Where Munye was held before his perp ride

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Skala Police Station
Fort Meade
Fort Meade

U.S. Army base where the author served

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Fort Meade
Kasserne Hinderburg/Ulm DP camp
Kasserne Hinderburg/Ulm DP camp

The second of three displaced persons camp where the author was housed

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Kasserne Hinderburg/Ulm DP camp
Eschwege DP camp
Eschwege DP camp

Displaced Persons camp where the author first resided

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Eschwege DP camp
Belzec Death Camp
Belzec Death Camp

Nazi extermination camp where most of Skala's Jews were murdered

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Belzec Death Camp
Skala Family Home
Skala Family Home

Michael's childhood home until Skala was declared "Judenrein"

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Skala Family Home

All Places

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Border Crossing Near Szczecin
Author migrated to Germany via Brichah's northern route through Szczecin (Stettin) Refugee locale
Borki-Wielke labor camp
Harsh concentration camp where Skala men were sent to work and die Persecution locale
Borshchow ghetto
Michael and his father were smuggled out of the ghetto on the eve of its liquidation Persecution locale;
Survival locale
Bremerhaven
The author finally departed Europe from here in January 1951 City or Town;
Immigration locale
Bytom Rynek
Market square in the war-ravaged town in Silesia where the Edelsteins were resettled Refugee locale;
Business locale
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Persecution locale Places that figure in Michael Edelstein's Holocaust ordeal
Refugee locale Places that figure in Michael Edelstein's postwar years in Poland and Germany
Immigration locale Places that figure in Michael Edelstein's story during his early years in America
Survival locale Places where Michael Edelstein was concealed or from which he escaped
Personal
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Family home From Skala to Fifth Avenue, Michael Edelstein's family homes and vacation retreats
Military locale Places in Michael Edelstein's story related to military service
Business locale Places in Michael Edelstein's story where he engaged in commercial activity
Philanthropy locale Places where the generosity of the Edelstein Foundation has made a difference
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Geographic feature Rivers and mountains that shaped human history
City or Town Communities where Michael Edelstein resided