Testimony of Szymon Klin, born in Zdunska Wola, Poland, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Buchenwald, Theresienstadt and other places
Religious family; life before the war; attends a "heder"; displays of antisemitism.
Outbreak of the war; escape in the direction of Warsaw; distribution of certificates according to parties; move to Lodz; life in the Lodz Ghetto; deportation to Piotrkow Trybunalski; life in Piotrkow Trybunalski; transfer to Buchenwald; life in the children's camp; transfer to Schlieben; camp life; transfer to Theresienstadt; life in Theresienstadt including and typhus; liberation.
Move in the direction of Dresden; emigration to England; meets an emissary from Eretz Israel; aliya to Israel, 1948.
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item Id
4390364
First Name
Shimon
Szymon
Last Name
Klin
Date of Birth
29/06/1927
Place of Birth
Zdunska Wola, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives