Testimony of Jean Minel Haimovici, born in Iasi, Romania, 1920, regarding his experiences in Bucharest, Roman, Calarasi and Iasi

Testimony of Jean Minel Haimovici born in Iasi, Romania, 1920, regarding his experiences in Bucharest, Roman, Calarasi and Iasi Life before the war; from a well-to-do family; attends public schools; move to Bucharest; life in Bucharest including university studies. Outbreak of the war, 1939; establishment of a sweets factory under Romanian ownership, 1941; air-raids on Bucharest and finding shelter; informing on Jews; deportation to a police station with Jews; deportation to Roman by train; life in Roman including the freezing to death of many deportees; transfer to Calarasi; life in Calarasi including labor laying railroad tracks and unloading sacks of cement; help from the local community; receives clothing and food; escape to Iasi; life in Iasi including deportations to camps; liberation by the Red Army. Escape to Bucharest out of fear of the Soviets; life in Bucharest including marriage; birth of his son; aliya to Israel, 1948.