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

Testimony
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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.
item Id
6084938
First Name
Avraham
Moshe
Last Name
Minkovski
Date of Birth
18/12/1926
Place of Birth
Starachowice, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
31/10/06
Date of Creation - latest
31/10/06
Name of Submitter
מינקובסקי אברהם משה
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