Testimony of Simcha Angrest, born in Konskie, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Janowise, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Buchenwald, Schlieben and other places

Testimony of Simcha Angrest, born in Konskie, Poland, 1919, regarding his experiences in Janowise, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Buchenwald, Schlieben and other places Unsuccessful escape attempt to Soviet territory near Belzec, autumn 1939; escape to Zamosc; life in Zamosc including a salary from the Judenrat in exchange for forced labor; labor in Janowise under the command of the German murderers: Fuchs, Pinkowsi and Fritz; "Aktions", 1941; deportation to a camp in the forest near Lipsko; camp life including contact of inmates with Soviet partisans; escape and sneaks into Zamosc camp; transfer to Majdanek, May 1942; transfer to Skarzysko-Kamienna; camp life including list of names of murderers and Jewish collaborators; transfer to Buchenwald, May 1944; camp life including relations between inmates; transfer to Schlieben; camp life including labor in the kitchen and help to inmates with food; sabotage of ammunitions by Italian inmates; transfer to Theresienstadt; liberation. Move to Vienna; aliya to Israel, 1949.