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Testimony of Reuven Bronstein, born in Zhmerinka, Ukraine, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in the Zhmerinka Ghetto and in hiding

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Testimony of Reuven Bronstein, born in Zhmerinka, Ukraine, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in the Zhmerinka Ghetto and in hiding Life before the war; from a religious family. Outbreak of the war; deportation to the Zhmerinka Ghetto; ghetto life, 1943; yellow badge; imprisonment of Dr. Gershman, the head of the Judenrat, death of the head of the Judenrat; finds a hiding place in a cellar; deportation and murder of Jewish women, children and the elderly in a killing pit; liberation, spring 1944. Help from the US Army; receives information about the deaths of his mother's relatives (six people) in Bar.
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6385649
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Reuven
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Bronshtein
Bronstein
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25/03/1938
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Zhmerinka, Ukraine (USSR)
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Testimony
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Russian
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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20/12/06
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20/12/06
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ברונשטיין ראבן
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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