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.
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3564961
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Avraham
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Tzin
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1928
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Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia
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Testimony
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10407
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives