Testimony of Pinchas Jaskierowicz, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Zawiercie and labor camps in Germany

Testimony of Pinchas Jaskierowicz, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Zawiercie and labor camps in Germany Harsh economic situation and difficult childhood; learns in a "heder"; antisemitism before the war. Outbreak of the war, 1939; German occupation; his capture on the street and deportation to forced labor in Ebensee, Gruenheide and Markstaedt camps; labor in a Krupp factory; suffering, hunger and lack of medical treatment; liberation by the US Army, 1945. Hospitalization; meets Jewish Brigade soldiers; move to Modena, Italy; help from UNRRA; aliya attempt to Eretz Israel on the "Chaim Arlozorov" ship, 1946; detention in Cyprus; release, 1947; enlists in the Palmach and combat in the battles for Latrun; rehabilitation; starts a family.