Testimony of Tuvia Ornan, born in Wyszkow, Poland, 1929, regarding his experiences in Bialystok and Kazakhstan

Testimony of Tuvia Ornan, born in Wyszkow, Poland, 1929, regarding his experiences in Bialystok and Kazakhstan His childhood in Wyszkow; displays of antisemitism before the war. Escape of the family to Bialystok with the outbreak of the war; deportation to Dzhambul as punishment for their intention to return to Poland, 1940; move to Kazakhstan after the expansion of the war toward the eastern front, 1941-1942. Return to Poland, 1946; harsh reception and displays of antisemitism by the Poles toward the Jews who returned; joins Hashomer Hatzair in Szczecin and leaves for Austria; aliya attempt to Eretz Israel via Italy, 1948; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Israel, 1948.