Testimony of Shmuel Vinitzki, born in Lomza, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lenina and Hancewicze

Testimony of Shmuel Vinitzki, born in Lomza, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lenina and Hancewicze Religious, Zionist family. Outbreak of the war, 1939; Soviet occupation until 1941; German occupation, June 1941; escape to forests during air-raids; return from the forests; deportation to Lenina, August 1941; transfer to Hancewicze, March 1942; camp life including labor as a blacksmith; escape, April 1944; liberation by the Red Army, summer 1944. Return to Poland; reunion with his parents; displays of antisemitism; escape to Czechoslovakia; move to Germany via Austria; aliya training; aliya attempt and detention in Cyprus; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946.