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Testimony of Ita (Rechtman) Gershon, born in Kutno, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in Kutno, Warsaw and Vilna
Testimony of Ita (Rechtman) Gershon, born in Kutno, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in Kutno, Warsaw and Vilna
Life before the war; activities in Zionist youth movements; aliya training in Grodno, 1937; move to Gdynia, late 1938; establishment of a school for fishermen by the Hechalutz, Gordonia and Hashomer Hatzair movements.
Outbreak of the war; return to Kutno; escape to Warsaw; escape to Vilna with Hechalutz people; aliya to Eretz Israel via the Soviet Union, 1941; report to Golda Meyerson (later Golda Meir) about what is happening in Poland; life in Kibbutz Eilon.
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item Id
3563936
First Name
Ita
Last Name
Gershon
Maiden Name
Rechtman
Rekhtman
Date of Birth
1918
Place of Birth
Kutno, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
9473
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
02/07/1996
Date of Creation - latest
02/07/1996
Name of Submitter
גרשון (רכטמן), איטה
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
33
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Written testimony
Subjects
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository