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Testimony of Zvi Kahana, born in Sarny, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in Sarny, Lithuania and Japan
Testimony of Zvi Kahana, born in Sarny, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in Sarny, Lithuania and Japan
Childhood in Sarny; studies in the Mir yeshiva.
Life under Soviet rule starting September 1939; move to Vilna and its annexation to Lithuania, June 1940; departure from Lithuania using a Polish passport, Japanese and Russian visas and travel via Siberia to Japan; life in Kobe for eight months; move to Shanghai following problems with Jewish law related to keeping Shabbat; life in Shanghai under Japanese rule.
Aliya to Eretz Israel via Egypt and France, 1948.
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item Id
3560355
First Name
Tzvi
Zvi
Last Name
Kahana
Date of Birth
1921
Place of Birth
Sarny, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
6762
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
26/06/1992
Date of Creation - latest
26/06/1992
Name of Submitter
כהנא, צבי
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
25
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection