Testimony of Zeev-Wolf Kachel, born in Brest-Litowsk, 1912, regarding his experiences in Gurs and in labor camps in southern France

Testimony of Zeev-Wolf Kachel, born in Brest-Litowsk, 1912, regarding his experiences in Gurs and in labor camps in southern France Traditional Zionist home; engineering studies in Caen, 1930-1934; move to Paris, 1935. German occupation; escape to St. Florent; active smuggling Jews over border; arrest in Gurs; camp life until 1942; deportation to various labor camps in southern France, 1942; failed escape attempts; successful escape to Perpignan; life in city; escape to Barcelona; contact with Joint. Aliya to Eretz Israel, February 1944; life in Haifa; capture by Jordanians in Naharayim, May 1948; release and starting a family.