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Testimony of Aharon Zeltzer, born in Vendzyagola, regarding his experiences in the Siauliai Ghetto and camps

Testimony of Aharon Zeltzer, born in Vendzyagola, regarding his experiences in the Siauliai Ghetto and camps His family; studies in university in Kaunas from 1928; service in the Red Army; work in the construction department in Siauliai. German occupation of Siauliai; entry into the Siauliai Ghetto; forced labor and "Aktions"; murder of his small son; deportation to Auschwitz, November 1943; transfer to Stutthof, July 1944; camp life; separation from his wife; transfer to Utting camp, August 1944; labor casting concrete; transfer to Dachau; death march in the direction of Austria, April 1945; the German guards flee near Waarkirchen, May 1945; meets American soldiers. Move of released inmates to Bad Toelz; recuperation and convalescence in Munich and Landsberg DP camp; searches for his wife in Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland until he receives knowledge concerning her death; aliya to Israel on the "Mala" ship, July 1948.
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item Id
3559912
First Name
Aharon
Last Name
Zeltzer
Place of Birth
Vendzyagola, Lithuania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
6126
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/10/1990
Date of Creation - latest
15/10/1990
Name of Submitter
זלצר, אהרון
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
27
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection