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Testimony of Rafael Shifberg, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Oszczow, Wereszyn, the Warsaw Ghetto, in hiding, on the Aryan side, and other places

Testimony of Rafael Shifberg, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Oszczow, Wereszyn, the Warsaw Ghetto, in hiding, on the Aryan side, and other places German occupation; anti-Jewish decrees; deportation to Dolhobyczow; transfer to Oszczow; transfer to Wereszyn; escape, several months later; move to Goledzinow; large "Aktion" in the Warsaw Ghetto; escape from Goledzinow; meets a friend from his youth; Warsaw Ghetto life including life in hiding with a group of young people with weapons; suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; life of Jews in hiding and their ruses; escape of Jews from the burnings and the Germans; discovery of several bunkers by the Germans; life in hiding in a burned home; liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto; searches by the Germans among the rubble of the former Warsaw Ghetto; capture of Polish collaborators and Jews by the Germans; efforts by the Germans to receive information from the Polish collaborators about Jews in hiding; bribery of a Polish policeman; witness' escape, along with his future wife; move to the Aryan side.
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item Id
3561375
First Name
Rafael
Last Name
Shifberg
Date of Birth
1922
Place of Birth
Warszawa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
4224
Language
Yiddish
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
01/09/1981
Date of Creation - latest
30/09/1981
Name of Submitter
שיפברג רפאל
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
40
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection