Testimony of Tzipora (Zilberman) Lelinger, born in Piatra Neamt, Romania, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Piatra Neamt Ghetto
Outbreak of the war, June 1941; German occupation; deportation of the Jews to the ghetto located in the Jewish school; Revisionist movement underground activities; liberation.
Move to Germany; life in Foehrenwald DP camp; Irgun organization underground activities; move to Marseilles, 1948; aliya attempt on the ship, "Altalena", 1948; debarkation at the Kfar Vitkin shore, 20 June 1948; shelling of the ship by the IDF at the Tel Aviv shore; move to Netanya; help from a female passer-by; refusal to serve in the IDF; marriage; membership in the Yiddish troupe, "Der Yiddische Volkes Theater" as an actress and singer; the Yiddish troupe’s underground activities throughout the country in defiance of the ban on performances in Yiddish; starts a family.
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5246473
First Name
Tzipora
Last Name
Lelinger
Maiden Name
Zilberman
Date of Birth
1929
Place of Birth
Piatra Neamt, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives