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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
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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.
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
Date of Creation - earliest
01/02/07
Date of Creation - latest
01/02/07
Name of Submitter
גרינברג אלכסנדר
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