Testimony of Aleksander Grinberg, born in Krasnoye, Ukraine, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in a ghetto in Ukraine, and in Derebchin and Tyvrov
Testimony of Aleksander Grinberg, born in Krasnoye, Ukraine, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in a ghetto in Ukraine, and in Derebchin and Tyvrov
Testimony
Testimony of Aleksander Grinberg, born in Krasnoye, Ukraine, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in a ghetto in Ukraine, and in Derebchin and Tyvrov
Life before the war; move to Birobidzhan, 1937; return to Ukraine.
Life in Ukraine including air-raids by the German Army; his family's escape; receives help from a Ukrainian woman; finds a hiding place in a cellar, summer 1941; ghetto life including wearing a yellow badge; life in a Jewish kolkhoz in Derebchin; cooperation by the chairman of the Jewish community with the Germans; receives knowledge regarding the murder of women and children in Tyvrov; murder of Jews; life in a room with several families; deportation to Tyvrov on foot; camp life including receiving help from a Ukrainian policeman; policeman's advice regarding escape; receives help from a family; end of the war.
Return to Krasnoye.
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item Id
6445903
First Name
Aleksander
Last Name
Grinberg
Date of Birth
1931
Place of Birth
Krasnoye, Ukraine (USSR)
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Russian
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives