Testimony of Moshe Visman, born in Hotin, Romania, 1923, regarding his experiences in Transnistria

Testimony of Moshe Visman, born in Hotin, Romania, 1923, regarding his experiences in Transnistria Move to Czernowitz in order to continue his education when the area is annexed by the Soviet Union. Return to Hotin with the outbreak of the war and attempts to escape to the Soviet Union with his family; capture of his family by the Germans and return to Hotin; deportation in the direction of the Dniester; life in Secureni for several months; sells belongings in order to support he family; deportation to Transnistria; his grandmother's death en route; transfer to Katsmazov via Mogilev-Podolski; life in Katsmazov until the liberation; steals potatoes and labor at odd jobs to support the family; deportation of his younger brother to forced labor in Zhitomir in his place; his father's disappearance and return; liberation. Witness is drafted to forced labor for the Soviet Union; labor as a mechanic in the coal mines; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Umot Meuhadot"; evades the British when the illegal immigrants are taken off the ship off the coast of Naharia.