Testimony of Aharon Zolty, born in Lodz, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Lodz and camps

Testimony of Aharon Zolty, born in Lodz, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Lodz and camps German occupation of Lodz, September 1939; establishment of the Lodz Ghetto; labor in a workshop producing fatigue belts for German Army paratroopers; large curfew (Sperre) "Aktion", 1942; selection; Judenrat and Bibov; labor in the Schneider “Resort” workshop producing suits for the German Army; labor in a metal “Resort" workshop; "Aktion" and the liquidation of the ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; selection; Birkenau camp life; forced labor; abuse; attitude of the Polish Kapo toward the Jews; life in the children's block; selection; separation from his older brother; transfer to Trzebinia camp; labor in refineries; camp life and good conditions; good attitude of a German guard and his help to Jewish inmates; evacuation of the camp, 17 January 1945; march to Auschwitz-Birkenau; in hiding in Mengele's block for one week; liberation by the Red Army, 27 January 1945.