Testimony of Rubim Jakob Parasol, born in Olkusz, Poland, 1929, regarding his experiences in the Olkusz Ghetto, Sikorka, Strzemieszyce, Blechhammer and on a death march
Life before the war; witness' father is an insurance salesman.
German occupation, 1939; life in the Olkusz Ghetto including witness' father's labor in a tin working factory; transfer to Sikorka, 1941; transfer to Strzemieszyce, summer 1941; transfer to Blechhammer, spring 1942; camp life including labor as an electrician; death march, January 1945; escape; liberation.
Return to Olkusz with his father; reunion with his mother; aliya to Israel, 1948; immigration to Brazil, 1951; return to Israel, 1970.
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item Id
4067886
First Name
Jakob
Reuven
Rubim
Yaakov
Last Name
Parasol
Date of Birth
14/09/1929
Place of Birth
Olkusz, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives