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Testimony of Gita Rubanenko, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Kaunas Ghetto, Stutthof camp and other places

Testimony of Gita Rubanenko, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Kaunas Ghetto, Stutthof camp and other places Life in Lithuania in the 1930s. Soviet occupation, 1940; outbreak of the war, riots and murder of Jews by Lithuanians; deportation to the Kaunas Ghetto; yellow badge; forced labor; "Aktions"; murder of Jews by Lithuanians and the Germans; round-up of children in the ghetto and sending them to donate blood for the German Army; attempt to build a hiding place before the liquidation of the ghetto; deportation to Stutthof camp; transfer to a camp in a forest near Torn; liberation by the Red Army. Move to a DP camp in Czechoslovakia; life in Lithuania after the war.
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item Id
3559166
First Name
Gita
Last Name
Rubanenko
Date of Birth
1929
Place of Birth
Kaunas, Lithuania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
5208
Language
Russian
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/08/1988
Date of Creation - latest
04/08/1988
Name of Submitter
RUBANENKO GITA
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
21
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio