Yosef Gyorgy Gibor Gabor Groszman

Testimony of Josef Gibor, born in Niskolc, Hungary, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Miskolc Ghetto, wandering and hiding in the forests and villages in Galicia The nuclear family, parents' livelihood; lifestyle at home and religious holidays; relations with neighbors; school; the Jewish community; his parents support Zionist youth movements; his sister's activities in Beitar; Scouts membership. Recruitment of Jews for forced labor; death of the mother; confiscation of property; entry of the Germans to Miskolc; yellow badge; deportation of the Jews to the ghetto; life in the ghetto; forged identity documents; labor outside the ghetto; his sister escapes to Budapest; organizations of labor companies; help from a Hungarian officer; concentration of the Jews in a brick factory; rescue operations; his sister is listed to travel on the Kasztner train; road work; walking to Galicia; will to survive; preparing withdrawal routes; hepatitis and a field hospital; hiding in the forests and villages; encounter with a Jewish Red Army officer; return to Miskolc; arrival in Bucharest; joining the Hechalutz; learning Hebrew; sailing to Israel; reunion with his sister; joining the Irgun; aliya of his father and relatives; recruitment to the IDF; wounded in combat; marriage and starting a family.