Testimony of Michael Diamant Dimant, born in Swiniuchy, Poland, 1915, regarding his experiences in the Swiniuchy Ghetto, the forests, in hiding in cemeteries and as a driver in the Red Army

Testimony of Michael Diamant Dimant, born in Swiniuchy, Poland, 1915, regarding his experiences in the Swiniuchy Ghetto, forests, in hiding in cemeteries and as a Red Army driver Life before the war; kibbutz aliya training, 1933-1937; move to Szumsk, 1937; life in Szumsk until 1941. Return to Swiniuchy with the onset of the Soviet occupation; German occupation; deportation to the Swiniuchy Ghetto; escape to forests; in hiding in cemeteries, 1942; liberation of the area by the Red Army, 19 April 1944; drafted into the Red Army as a driver; military service at the front until August 1945; transfer to Krakow with the Red Army. Move to Katowice; move to Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Italy; aliya attempt on the "Arba Heruyoth" ship, July 1946; detention in Cyprus; life in detention on Cyprus, until December 1946; aliya to Eretz Israel; Atlit, from 31 December 1946; move to the immigrant camp in Kiryat Shmuel.