Testimony of Adina (Katz-Brekher) Volf, born in Radauti, 1922, regarding her experiences in Transnistria

Testimony of Adina (Katz-Brekher) Volf, born in Radauti, 1922, regarding her experiences in Transnistria Childhood in an ultra-Orthodox family. Murder and deportation of Jews from neighboring villages by the Romanians, 1939-1940; abuse of Jews in Radauti; deportation of the Jews of Radauti, 15 October 1941; march to Marculesti and Transnistria; high mortality rate due to starvation and frailty; stay in a stable in Shumilov with a group of 600 people; witness works by knitting for villagers; death of her brother and parents from the cold; starvation and typhus; lives in distress; abuse by German soldiers; humane behavior of Ukrainians who supply food; liberation, March 1944. Reunion with relatives, May 1945; return to Romania; joins Hapoel Hamizrachi aliya group in Bucharest, June 1945; move to Italy with Bericha; marriage; illegal immigration to Eretz Israel and deportation to Cyprus, August 1946; aliya to Eretz Israel, 02 April 1947.