Testimony of Menachem Klugman, born in Janow Lubelski, Poland 1939, regarding the experiences of his family in Poland and deportation to the eastern territories of the Soviet Union
Testimony of Menachem Klugman, born in Janow Lubelski, Poland 1939, regarding the experiences of his family in Poland and deportation to the eastern territories of the Soviet Union
Testimony
Testimony of Menachem Klugman, born in Janow Lubelski, Poland 1939, regarding the experiences of his family in Poland and deportation to the eastern territories of the Soviet Union
Born into a large family immediately after the outbreak of the war; persecution of Polish Jews; escape of the family to the Soviet Union; deportation of the family to Tajikistan; family life in one crowded room; transfer to an orphanage for Polish children due to the family's livelihood difficulties; life at the orphanage; visits of his parents to the orphanage; liberation of Poland; return of the family to Poland by freight train; description of the train ride; arrival in Poland; decision to leave Poland; move to a refugee camp in Italy; reunion with his older sister in Italy; studying in school; emigration to Uruguay; life in Uruguay; aliya to Israel.
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item Id
13445910
First Name
Menakhem
Last Name
Klugman
Date of Birth
1939
Place of Birth
Janow Lubelski, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives