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Testimony of Tonia (Leichter) Tauber, born in Lancut, Poland, 1938, regarding her experiences as a child in the Lancut Ghetto, wanderings and in hiding

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Testimony of Tonia (Leichter) Tauber, born in Lancut, Poland, 1938, regarding her experiences as a child in the Lancut Ghetto, wanderings and in hiding Escape from the Lancut Ghetto, 1941-1942; splitting up of the family; life in hiding with her father and siblings in forests; life with her mother using a false identity; livelihood from odd jobs; escape from a village in the snow and cold; hunger; murder of her father and brother in forests; her mother keeps in contact with her children on a farm; disappearance of her mother, who was probably murdered by the Poles. Life with her aunt; move with her younger brother to an orphanage in Rzeszow; move between orphanages in Chorzow, Bielsko and Krakow; responibilty for the orphans assumed by the government; education; aliya to Israel with the children in the orphanage, 1957.
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item Id
6562578
First Name
Tonia
Last Name
Leikhter
Tauber
Maiden Name
Leichter
Date of Birth
09/05/1938
Place of Birth
Lancut, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
12959
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
19/04/07
Date of Creation - latest
19/04/07
Name of Submitter
טאובר לייכטר טוניה
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
38
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository