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