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Testimony of Zigmund Goldberg, born in Brzezinka, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in Brzezinka, Lwow, Auschwitz, Annaberg and other places

Testimony
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Testimony of Zigmund Goldberg, born in Brzezinka, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in Brzezinka, Lwow, Auschwitz, Annaberg and other places Life before the war. German occupation; escape to Lwow; life in Lwow; search on his body for money and valuables, with the help of a bayonet; murder attempt by Germans, in a pit near Rozwadow; escape; life in Brzezinka including deportation to forced labor by the Judenrat; labor in the construction and renovation of Auschwitz camp, 1940; replaced in his labor by members of the intelligentsia and priests, June 1940; transfer to Annaberg with young people, 1940; camp life including labor building infrastructures; correspondence with his family; receives information regarding the transfer of his parents to the Bedzin Ghetto; murder of weak inmates; transfer to Parzymiechy camp, 1942; transfer to Markstaedt camp; transfer to Klettendorf camp; transfer to Waldenburg camp; life in camps including labor constructing barracks and in carpentry; stealing of food; cruelty by commanders; shooting of inmates; sharing potatoes with friends; implementation of private jobs for commanders; liberation by the Red Army, 1945. Aliya to Israel, 1949.
item Id
6798536
First Name
Zigmund
Last Name
Goldberg
Date of Birth
27/04/1921
Place of Birth
Brzezinka, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
12/11/07
Date of Creation - latest
12/11/07
Name of Submitter
Goldberg Zigmund
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