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Testimony of Avraham Moshe Minkovski, born in Starachowice, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Strzelnica, Auschwitz and Buna-Monowitz

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Testimony of Avraham Moshe Minkovski, born in Starachowice, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Strzelnica, Auschwitz and Buna-Monowitz From a traditional family; education; witness' brother's aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939. German occupation; life in the Starachowice Ghetto including yellow badge and typhus; transfer to Strzelnica; deportation to Auschwitz, 1944; his father's death; transfer to Buna-Monowitz; death march; escape; arrest; liberation by the Red Army. Treatment by the Red Cross; move to Germany; move to Italy; meeting with Jewish Brigade soldiers and Bericha; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Altalena", 1948; life in Israel including work on the docks.
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6084938
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Avraham
Moshe
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Minkovski
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18/12/1926
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Starachowice, Poland
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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31/10/06
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31/10/06
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מינקובסקי אברהם משה
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection