Testimony of Matys Minc, born in Lublin, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Lutsk and Vilna until his departure to Eretz Israel, 1941

Testimony of Matys Minc, born in Lublin, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Lutsk and Vilna until his departure to Eretz Israel, 1941 From a family that became impoverished; attends a Tarbut school; move to Warsaw, 1932; joins Hashomer Hatzair under the leadership of Mordecai Anielewicz. Outbreak of the war, 1939; German occupation; his grandmother's death; escape to Lutsk, November 1939; attends a Polish high school; unsuccessful attempt to move to Lithuania; escape to Vilna, Christmas, 1939; life in Hashomer Hatzair under Lithuanian control; life under Soviet occupation; departure from Lithuania, 1941. Aliya to Eretz Israel via the Soviet Union and Turkey, March 1941; absorption.