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Testimony of David Chachkes, born in 1923 in Lwów, Poland, about his experiences during the war

Testimony
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Testimony of David Chachkes, born in 1923 in Lwów, Poland, about his experiences during the war Childhood in a traditional family in Lwów; life before the war; Soviet Union annexes the area in 1939; war breaks out in June 1941; Jewish population ghettoized; Aktionen in the ghetto; witness escapes from the ghetto; obtains forged documents for family members; contacts the resistance in 1943; undertakes various tasks for the underground, including traveling to Warsaw and coming back with forged "Aryan" documents; war ends, witness immigrates to Israel and adjusts to life in Israel.
item Id
3747875
First Name
David
Last Name
Chachkes
Date of Birth
1923
Place of Birth
Lwow, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
29/03/1993
Date of Creation - latest
29/03/1993
Name of Submitter
צ'צ'קס דוד
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository