Testimony of Chaim Menachem Basok, born in Vilna, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto

Testimony of Chaim Menachem Basok, born in Vilna, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto His childhood in Vilna before World War II; Jewish life in Vilna; Jewish movements in Vilna; he belongs to Hashomer Hadati; his work in Kovno; return to Vilna due to fear of arrest by the NKVD; Outbreak of the war, 22/06/1941; disappearance of his sister following air-raids on a train on which she was travelling; German occupation of Vilna; establishment of the Vilna Ghetto; Vilna Ghetto life [his family's life in the Vilna Ghetto]; religious life in the Vilna Ghetto; celebration of Pesach in the Vilna Ghetto, 1942; he purchases a weapon (gun); he joins the partisans; activities in the "Nekama" ["Revenge"] and the "Zalgiris" ["Green Forest"] partisans groups; antisemitism among the partisans; (Material submitted by: Tova Dermer].