Testimony of Zvi Hershel Yismach, born in Tykocin, Poland in 1935, regarding his experiences in Tykocin and in villages in the region

Testimony of Zvi Hershel Yismach, born in Tykocin, Poland in 1935, regarding his experiences in Tykocin and in villages in the region Early childhood in Tykocin; outbreak of the war in 1939; the Soviet occupation of the region; life continues at home until 1941; outbreak of the Russo-German War in 1941; arrival of the Wehrmacht in August 1941; escape and splitting up of the family; remaining with his mother and younger brother; wandering among villages; finding work in farming on the farm of a Polish family on the outskirts of the village; life under a false identity; good relations with the Polish people; meeting occasionally with his father in a different village; the routine of life until the end of the war; absence of information regarding his Jewish identity; life after the war with his mother and older brother in Poland; antisemitism after the war; aliya to Israel in 1949.