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Testimony of Yisrael Libenzon, born in Siaulenai, Lithuania, 1897, regarding his experiences in the Kaunas Ghetto

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Testimony of Yisrael Libenzon, born in Siaulenai, Lithuania, 1897, regarding his experiences in the Kaunas Ghetto Life before the war; his father is a grain merchant; drafted into military service, 1923; military life until 1926; life in Kaunas including work in the Bureau of Commerce and Industry until 1940. Life under Soviet occupation; the German occupation; dismissals from work; deportation to the Kaunas Ghetto; ghetto life including work for the Judenrat; relief organization activities; deportations to Estonia; liberation. Move to Czernowitz; move to Poland; life in Italy including joining the Jewish Brigade; aliya to Israel, 1948.
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item Id
3559212
First Name
Yisrael
Last Name
Leibenzon
Libenzon
Date of Birth
1897
Place of Birth
Siaulenai, Lithuania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
5252
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
22/08/1989
Date of Creation - latest
22/08/1989
Name of Submitter
ליבנזון, ישראל
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
30
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection