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Avraham Kron
Testimony
Testimony of Avraham Kron, born in Wizna, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in Germany, Bialystok and the Soviet Union
Traditional family.
Outbreak of the war, September 1939; in hiding in a cellar; escape to his grandfather's home; escape to Germany; return to Wizna; escape to Bialystok; escape to the Soviet Union; draft to labor in forests for the Red Army; end of the war.
Move to Austria; joins Beitar movement; move to Italy; aliya attempt; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Israel; life in Israel including marriage; starts a family.
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item Id
4028792
First Name
Avraham
Last Name
Kron
Date of Birth
01/01/1918
Place of Birth
Wizna, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
20/08/2001
Date of Creation - latest
20/08/2001
Name of Submitter
KRON AVRAHAM
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