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Testimony of Joseph Zumerkorn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Bialystok and Malkinia
Testimony
Testimony of Joseph Zumerkorn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Bialystok and Malkinia
Family of craftsmen; Jewish community and cultural life.
Outbreak of the war; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto with his family; escape to Bialystok; work in a sawmill in Malkinia.
Return to Poland; DP camp life in Beuthen, 1945; aliya to Israel via Marseille on the "Negbah" ship, 1949.
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item Id
6618313
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Tzimerkorn
Zumerkorn
Date of Birth
11/01/1918
Place of Birth
Lodz, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
23/07/07
Date of Creation - latest
23/07/07
Name of Submitter
Zumerkorn Joseph
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection