Testimony of Margalit (Markus) Croitoru, born in Suceava, Romania, 1935, regarding her experiences as a child in Suceava, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and Murafa

Testimony of Margalit (Markus) Croitoru, born in Suceava, Romania, 1935, regarding her experiences as a child in Suceava, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and Murafa Life before the war; traditional family. Anti-Jewish restrictions including restrictions on movement; yellow badge; confiscation of valuables by a Romanian bank; deportation to Atachi, October 1941; life in Atachi; receives information about the robbery of homes and property in Suceava; transfer of mentally ill people from Cernauti to Atachi; transfer to Mogilev-Podolski; transfer to Murafa; life in Murafa including the death of people due to a typhus epidemic; burial of the dead in a common grave; exchange of clothing for food; playing games with children in the summer; observance of the Jewish religious holidays; retreat of the German Army; life in hiding in a cellar; liberation by the Red Army, spring 1944. Return in the direction of Romania; ban on entry into Romania; life on the border of Romania; hunger; return to Suceava; life in Suceava including the return of property; unsuccessful attempts to receive permission to make aliya to Israel; aliya to Israel, 1974.