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Testimony of Rina Pratzovnik, born in Lodz, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz and Stutthof
Testimony
Testimony of Rina Pratzovnik, born in Lodz, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz and Stutthof
Life before the war; attends a Jewish school.
German occupation; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto, 1939; ghetto life; liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz, 1944; meets her mother; selection and transfer to Stutthof; camp life including forced labor; liquidation of the camp; death march; liberation in the Marienburg area.
Typhus; medical treatment by the Red Army; return to Lodz; Aliya Bet activities, 1946; aliya attempt via Bari; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Israel, 1948; rehabilitation and starting a family; studies.
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item Id
3747311
First Name
Rina
Last Name
Pratzovnik
Date of Birth
1923
Place of Birth
Lodz, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
13/08/1997
Date of Creation - latest
13/08/1997
Name of Submitter
פרצובניק רינה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection