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Testimony of Yehuda Feigenbaum, born in Swoszowa, Poland, 1936, regarding his experiences in the Biecz Ghetto and in hiding in a village and a forest

Testimony
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Testimony of Yehuda Feigenbaum, born in Swoszowa, Poland, 1936, regarding his experiences in the Biecz Ghetto and in hiding in a village and a forest Religious family. Deportation to the Biecz Ghetto; Biecz Ghetto life, until 1942; escape from the ghetto; life in hiding in a bunker while hidden by Wladyslaw Kozak, later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; informing on the rescuer (Kozak), and his murder; escape of the witness and his family to forests in the vicinity; life until the liberation, 1945. Story about a group of Jews who lived in hiding while hidden by Wladyslaw Kozak; exposure of the group; detention of the group and the suicide in prison of the people who had been in hiding; witness leaves Poland with help from institutions for child refugees; aliya to Israel, 1949.
item Id
6579770
First Name
Yehuda
Last Name
Feigenbaum
Feigenboim
Date of Birth
21/08/1936
Place of Birth
Swoszowa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
26/06/07
Date of Creation - latest
26/06/07
Name of Submitter
פייגנבוים יהודה
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