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Testimony of Yechial Boaz (Sukanik) Ben David, born in Jadow, 1910, regarding his experiences as a Polish soldier in captivity with the Russians, and his journey to Mandatory Palestine with the Polish Army

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Testimony of Yechial Boaz (Sukanik) Ben David, born in Jadow, 1910, regarding his experiences as a Polish soldier in Soviet captivity, and travel to Mandatory Palestine with the Polish Army Life after World War I; learns in a "heder"; the Sukanik family's experiences in Jadow; the family's transfer to Stoczek; difficulties making a living; serves as a regular in the Polish Army; falls into Soviet captivity; deportation to a labor camp; difficult conditions and forced labor until 1942; liberation and transfer to London within the framework of the Free Polish Army; travels to Mandatory Palestine with the army via Iran; leaves the Polish Army. Establishes a family; participates in Israel's War of Independence; absorption and rehabilitation.
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3762462
details.fullDetails.firstName
Boaz
Yechial
Yekhiel
details.fullDetails.lastName
Ben David
Sukanik
Sukenik
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05/1910
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Jadow, Poland
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Testimony
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11904
details.fullDetails.language
Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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24/10/2000
details.fullDetails.latestDate
24/10/2000
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BEN DAVID SUKANIK YECHIAL BOAZ
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YES
details.fullDetails.numOfPages
28
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Audio
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection