Online Store Contact us About us
Yad Vashem logo

Avraham Tzin

Testimony
Testimony of Avraham Tzin, born in Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Mukacevo Ghetto and Auschwitz-Birkenau, Jaworzno, Janiasze and Blechhammer camps Establishment of the Mukacevo Ghetto, May 1944; concentration of the Jews in the market square and deportation to a brick factory; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, late May 1944; separation from his mother and sister; transfer to block A17 and 7; tattooing of a number; transfer to Janisze camp and then to Jaworzno camp; labor in an electricity factory in camp; approach of the Red Army and evacuation, late 1944; arrival at Blechhammer camp and stay there until liberation by the Red Army. Walks with friends to the the Soviet headquarters in Gleiwitz; aliya attempt on the "La-Negev" ship; deportation to Cyprus and stay in camps 55 and 63 for one year, February 1947-February 1948.
LOADING MORE ITEMS....
item Id
3564961
First Name
Avraham
Last Name
Tzin
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
10407
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
19/01/1997
Date of Creation - latest
19/01/1997
Name of Submitter
אברהם צין
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
47
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection