Testimony of Yisrael Brauner, born in Iasi, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in Jalomita, Todireni and Predeal

Testimony of Yisrael Brauner, born in Iasi, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in Jalomita, Todireni and Predeal Traditional family; his father is a carpenter and his mother a seamstress; attends a "heder" and a Romanian school. Outbreak of the war; increase in antisemitism and burning of the carpentry workshop, 1940; anti-Jewish legislation including the yellow badge; deportation to Jalomita, 1941; transfer back to Iasi; hospitalization; deportation to Todireni; camp life including labor digging ditches; transfer to Predeal; camp life including labor digging; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Iasi; marriage; aliya to Israel, 1948.