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Testimony of Avraham Margolis, born in Zyrardow, regarding his experiences in Sobibor and participation in the uprising

Testimony of Avraham Margolis, born in Zyrardow, regarding his experiences in Sobibor and participation in the uprising Outbreak of the war in Zyrardow; deportation to Belzec camp, 1940; return to the Warsaw Ghetto, 1941; escape to the Lublin Ghetto; escape to his brother in Zamosc; deportation of the witness and his brother to Sobibor; arrival of transport with Polish POWs and among them, Aleksandr Pechersky, 1943; planning the uprising in detail; participation in the uprising, 14 October 1943; the inmates' escape; escape in the direction of Chelm.
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3740296
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Avraham
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Margolis
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Zyradow, Poland
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Testimony
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7019
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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מרגוליס אברהם
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YES
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8
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection