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Testimony of Herta (Merlaub) Zalman, born in Suceava, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and the Shargorod Ghetto

Testimony of Herta (Merlaub) Zalman, born in Suceava, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and the Shargorod Ghetto Life in Suceava before the war; Zionist, traditional family. Transfer of the family's business to a non-Jewish trustee, 1940; termination of studies, 1940; deportation to Transnistria, autumn 1941; transfer to Atachi; crosses a river; transfer to Mogilev-Podolski; transfer to the Shargorod Ghetto; Shargorod Ghetto life in the home of a local Jew; receives help from the Jew; barters clothing in exchange for food; typhus and hepatitis disease; death of many Jews from an epidemic; burial in a common grave; receives packages from Romania; transfer to forced labor in fields; liberation by the Red Army, spring 1944. Return to her family's home; aliya to Israel, 1964.
item Id
6811669
First Name
Herta
Last Name
Zalman
Maiden Name
Merlaub
Date of Birth
25/03/1926
Place of Birth
Suceava, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
20/11/07
Date of Creation - latest
20/11/07
Name of Submitter
Zalman Herta
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