Testimony of David Steiner, born in Bratislava, 1926, regarding his experiences in Bratislava and various hiding places in Bratislava

Testimony of David Steiner, born in Bratislava, 1926, regarding his experiences in Bratislava and various hiding places in Bratislava Life before the war; family owns a book store. Antisemitic laws including Aryanization of the family store, March 1939; establishment of Judenrat; deportation of families starting 1942; saved from deportation because of status as crucial to the economy; forced labor in construction; in hiding following warning about deportation; "Aktion" on Tisha B'Av, 1942; witness is investigated in order to discover parents' hiding place; break in deportations from Slovakia; financial help from non-Jewish acquaintances; failure of uprising against Germans at Banska Bystrica; renewal of deportations; Yom Kippur prayers lead by Rabbi Weissmandel, 1944; hiding with two families in a cellar and a bunker; life in the bunker; leaving bunker for various hiding places; receiving wine and matzot from Rabbi Weissmandel on Pesach eve, 1945; liberation by the Red Army. The Jewish community reorganizes itself; activity in Bnei Akiva youth movement; aliya to Israel, 1949.