Testimony of Elkhanan Shteingarten, born in Ratno, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Ratno Ghetto, in hiding and with partisans
Testimony of Elkhanan Shteingarten, born in Ratno, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Ratno Ghetto, in hiding and with partisans
Testimony of Elkhanan Shteingarten, born in Ratno, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Ratno Ghetto, in hiding and with partisans
Life in Ratno.
Murder by Germans of 30 Jews and 30 Ukrainians in Ratno, early July 1941; among those murdered was the witness’ brother; murder of 111 Jews as an act of revenge for two Germans killed by partisans; murder of Jews from the area by the Einsatzgruppen, summer 1942; hidden with his family and other Jews during the murder in Ratno, 26 August 1942; escape to the forest and hidden by a Polish forester whose grandfather was Jewish; living in the forester's home, with a special permit; the forester's contacts with partisans, acting as a German-Soviet double agent; capture of his family by "White" Russians and the family’s transfer to Ukrainian police in Ratno; rescue, by a German Communist commander, of his family and other Jews from detention and their transfer to a cooperative for Jewish skilled professionals; murder of the remaining Ratno Jews; return with his family to the forester; meeting with Russian partisans; the witness, his parents and brother join a partisan unit comprised of Russian POWs and local residents from Kortelesy; joins the Szczury unit's sapper squad; combat; assistance to the Red Army; liberation by the Red Army, summer 1944.
Reunion with his brother; aliya with Aliya Bet to Eretz Israel.
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3559529
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Elkhanan
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Shteingarten
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1926
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Ratno, Poland
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6483
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives