Testimony of Dov Berl Ringel, born in Maramures, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in Petrosani and forced labor

Testimony of Dov Berl Ringel, born in Maramures, Romania, 1922, regarding his experiences in Petrosani and forced labor Life before the war; witness goes out to work at the age of 12; move to Petrosani; attends a vocational school; harassment of Jews; physical injuries. Deportation of Jews, 1939; wealthy people redeem themselves with money; deportation to forced labor paving roads and building fortifications; help from a Romanian officer; draft of craftsmen to labor; escape and then detention. Meets an emissary of the Haganah organization for the smuggle of Jews with Aliya Bet; bribery of Romanians; help from the JDC organization; forged documents; false identity; return to Bucharest; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946.