Testimony of Rudolf Shmuel Shvartz, born in Nyrsko, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Dachau, Kaufering and in a forest

Testimony of Rudolf Shmuel Shvartz, born in Nyrsko, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, Dachau, Kaufering and in a forest From a traditional family; death of his father; Hanoar Hatzioni activities; displays of antisemitism; aliya training, September 1939; move to Prrague, 1940. German occupation; deportation to Theresienstadt; deportation to Auschwitz, September 1944; camp life including the deaths of his mother and siblings; transfer to Dachau; camp life including labor building subterranean hangers; transfer to Kaufering; escape to a forest; liberation . Hospitalization in a Red Army hospital; move to Prague; joins the Hehalutz movement, April 1945; joins Youth Aliyah; aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Cairo", 1946.