Testimony of Aleksander Orlender Orli, born in Zolkiew, Poland, 1935, regarding his experiences in Zolkiew, the Zolkiew Ghetto and in hiding

Testimony of Aleksander Orlender Orli, born in Zolkiew, Poland, 1935, regarding his experiences in Zolkiew, the Zolkiew Ghetto and in hiding His childhood in Zolkiew. Outbreak of the war; his family gives shelter in their home to refugees; death of his father in Tarnopol; first "Aktion", late 1942; deportation to the Zolkiew Ghetto together with his mother and sister; murder of his mother on the street; move of the children to a bunker by their relatives; life in hiding for 18 months; liberation by the Red Army, July 1944. Move to Poland, 1945; move to Germany and France; illegal aliya attempt to Eretz Israel on the "Exodus" ship; deportation to Hamburg; move to Bad Reichenhall; aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Negbah" ship.