Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof
Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof
Testimony
Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof
Life before the war; attends a Jewish school.
German occupation, June 1941; deportation to the Vilna Ghetto, summer 1941; escape to Varenai with help from a Polish farmer; return to Vilna; deportation to Estonia, early 1943; life in various camps including labor laying railroad tracks and mining; transfer to Stutthof, 1944; liberation by the British Army, May 1945.
Life in Neustadt Holstein; marriage; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947.
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item Id
5902998
First Name
Rivka
Last Name
Charmac
Kharmatz
Maiden Name
Beilitz
Date of Birth
03/03/1929
Place of Birth
Wilno, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives