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Testimony of Nathan Lifshitz, born in Pinsk, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Kiev, Saratov and as a Polish Army soldier
Testimony
Testimony of Nathan Lifshitz, born in Pinsk, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Kiev, Saratov and as a Polish Army soldier
From a family with limited means; divorce of his parents; placed in an orphanage; life in the orphanage including attendance at the Tarbut school; Zionist education; work in a metalwork workshop.
Outbreak of the war, 1941; escape to Kiev; joins a group of orphaned children; sets sail on a ship on the Volga river to the Saratov area; life in various places including harsh physical labor; drafted into the Polish Army; release.
Joins Kibbutz Dror; move to Bad Reichenhall DP camp; training as a radio operator; aliya attempt on the ship, "Tirat Zvi", 1947; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Eretz Israel with a group of children; life in Kfar Yona; enlists in the IDF.
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item Id
5091215
First Name
Natan
Last Name
Lifshitz
Date of Birth
1925
Place of Birth
Pinsk, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
29/04/04
Date of Creation - latest
29/04/04
Name of Submitter
LIFSHITZ NATHAN
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection
The transcription of this testimony was made possible with the assistance of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) and by the German Federal Ministry of Finance