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Testimony of Dvora (Zeinfeld) Cohen, born in Stanislawow, 1927, regarding her experiences in the Borszczow Ghetto and hiding

Testimony of Dvora (Zeinfeld) Cohen, born in Stanislawow, 1927, regarding her experiences in the Borszczow Ghetto and in hiding Family. Soviet occupation, 1939; deportation of the well-to-do Jews to Siberia; her father goes in hiding in Buczacz; move to her sister's house in Borszczow, 15 June 1941; information about an "Aktion" in Stanislawow, 22 June 1941, and its aftermath; entry of the Germans into Galicia, September 1941; murder of members of her family in the killing pits in Stanislawow, Hoshana Raba, 5702, October 1941; attempts to rescue her brother; establishment of the Borszczow Ghetto, 1942; witness and her sister's family are hidden by non-Jews, 1943-1944; liberation, March 1944; living conditions in hiding. The witness and her sister's family move to Poland as part of the repatriation program, August 1944; life in Bytom; joins Beitar; move to Bratislava with the Bericha; move to Vilna; marriage to Moshe (Munia) Cohen in Salzburg; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Altalena", 1948; the fate of the ship and its sinking off the coast of Tel Aviv.
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item Id
3564020
First Name
Dvora
Monia
Last Name
Cohen
Kohen
Maiden Name
Zeinfeld
Date of Birth
1927
Place of Birth
Stanislawow, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
9563
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
21/01/1996
Date of Creation - latest
21/01/1996
Name of Submitter
כהן דבורה
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
21
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection