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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.
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6811669
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Herta
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Zalman
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Merlaub
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25/03/1926
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Suceava, Romania
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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20/11/07
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20/11/07
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Zalman Herta
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection