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Testimony of Carol (Gelber) Zimet, born in Storojinet, Romania, 1934, regarding his experiences as a child in Storojinet, Transnistria and Budy

Testimony of Carol (Gelber) Zimet, born in Storojinet, Romania, 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in Storojinet, Transnistria and Budy Life before the war; from a well-to-do traditional family. Her father is thrown from a train; her father's death; Soviet occupation, 1940; nationalization of the family store; accusation of her mother of theft and deportation of her mother to Siberia; adoption by family members; draft of men into the Red Army; Romanian-German occupation, 1941; deportation to Transnistria; life in Budy; attempt to join an orphanage; German Army retreat, 1944; move to Cernauti. Aliya to Israel, 1950.
item Id
6536998
First Name
Carol
Karol
Last Name
Tzimet
Zimet
Maiden Name
Gelber
Date of Birth
06/09/1934
Place of Birth
Storojinet, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/06/07
Date of Creation - latest
04/06/07
Name of Submitter
Zimet Carol
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