Testimony of Dora (Shafir) Shtir, born in Baligrod, Poland, 1921, regarding her experiences in Sosnowiec, the Soviet Union and Tashkent

Testimony of Dora (Shafir) Shtir, born in Baligrod, Poland, 1921, regarding her experiences in Sosnowiec, the Soviet Union and Tashkent Life before the war; from a religious family with hardships; attends a local Polish school; move to Lesko; life in Lesko including Hashomer Hatzair membership; move to Sosnowiec; life in Sosnowiec including continuation of her schooling; German occupation, 01 September 1939; murder of young Jews; burning of the synagogue; escape to the Soviet Union with her sister; life in the Soviet Union including work in a kolkhoz; escape to Tashkent by train; life in Tashkent including marriage. Return to Poland, 1946; rumors regarding pogroms against the Jews in Kielce; meets emissaries from Eretz Israel; life in a kibbutz with students; help from the JDC; travel by train including abuse by Ukrainians; move to Breslau; birth of her daughter; aliya to Israel, 1962.