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Testimony of Lea (Mer) Karklin, born in Kraziai, Lithuania, 1920, regarding her experiences in Siauliai and Stutthof
Testimony of Lea (Mer) Karklin, born in Kraziai, Lithuania, 1920, regarding her experiences in Siauliai and Stutthof
Life in Siauliai under Soviet occupation; life on an underground kibbutz as part of a Zionist Youth movement; deportation of children and joins the voluntary deportation of Judenrat members; life in Stutthof; deportation on foot; transfer of Jews from the Soviet Union to Poland by Hashomer Hatzair and the NKVD.
Aliya to Israel, 1960.
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item Id
3558061
First Name
Lea
Last Name
Karklin
Maiden Name
Mer
Date of Birth
1920
Place of Birth
Kražiai, Lithuania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
3368
Language
Yiddish
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/11/1968
Date of Creation - latest
01/11/1968
Name of Submitter
KARKLIN MER, LEA
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
22
Archival Signature
ק-2930/243
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection