Antisemitism2

After my school was closed by the Nazis, my mother arranged that I could work as a trainee in Dr Helmy’s illegal practice on Krehfelder Strasse, so that I could later become a nurse.

Aussageprotokoll BpB "Anna und Mohammed"

Romania, Anna Bros, 1937

Anna Boros was born in Arad, Romania in 1925. When her parents split up, she moved with her mother to live with her grandmother in Berlin. When the National Socialists came to power in 1933, the life of the family changed: As a Jew, Anna was no longer able to attend school or complete an apprenticeship due to National Socialist legislation. Her wish to become a pediatric nurse, which initially seemed possible in a Jewish children's home, is thwarted by the closure of all Jewish institutions. Due to the expropriation of the family business, Anna cannot start training there either. With the beginning of the deportation of Jews, the persecution of the family increased: Anna, her uncle and her grandmother went underground in 1942. Your doctor, the Berlin-based Egyptian Dr. Mohamed Helmy, helps the family go underground and also provides them with food. With his support, she survived the Shoah and remained in deep friendship with Helmy until her death. Source: Statement protocol, BpB “Mohammed & Anna”, 1937.

Igal Avidan - Mod Helmy

1937