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Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof

Testimony
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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.
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
Date of Creation - earliest
17/09/06
Date of Creation - latest
17/09/06
Name of Submitter
Charmac Beilitz Rivka
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