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Testimony of Hillel Seidel, born in Vilna, Poland, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto and Klooga

Testimony of Hillel Seidel, born in Vilna, Poland, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto and Klooga German occupation, June 1941; deportation to the Vilna Ghetto; deportation to Klooga; camp life including labor making blocks and at a sawmill; contacts with the Estonian underground through an Estonian inmate; underground contacts among the remnants of the fighting organizations from the Vilna Ghetto in the camp; mutual help and cultural activities; obtains a gun and grenades from a Dutch driver; Herman Kruk writes his diary; lethal injections administered to the sick by the German physician, Dr. Bottman; liberation by the Red Army. Aliya to Israel; life in Israel; participation in a conference, held at Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot, of those liberated from the camp.
item Id
3556863
First Name
Hilel
Hillel
Last Name
Seidel
Zeidel
Place of Birth
Wilno, Poland
Type of material
Memoirs
Testimony
File Number
3088
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/09/1967
Date of Creation - latest
01/09/1967
Name of Submitter
SEIDEL, HILLEL
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
31
Archival Signature
ז-2803/84
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection