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Testimony of Ben Zion Reisch, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Cernauti, Marculesti, Yampol, the Zhabokrich Ghetto and other places

Testimony
Testimony of Ben Zion Reisch, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Cernauti, Marculesti, Yampol, the Zhabokrich Ghetto and other places Life in Clivodin before the war; relations with the Romanian neighbors; move to Cernauti with his family; life in Cernauti; aliya of his father to Eretz Israel due to antisemitic harassment, 1938. Anti-Jewish restrictions including the yellow badge; deportation; life in Marculesti camp including the robbery of valuables by Romanians; transfer on foot to Yampol; crosses the Dniester River; transfer on foot to Kryzhopol; transfer to the Zhabokrich Ghetto; Zhabokrich Ghetto life; hostile attitude of local Jews toward the deportees; deportees are called nicknames; relations with Ukrainian militias; liberation. Move to Ocnita; return to Cernauti; move to Botosani; move to Bucharest; aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Transylvania" ship, 1946.
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6840153
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Ben Zion
Bentzion
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Reisch
Reish
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04/03/1932
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Cernauti, Romania
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Testimony
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13239
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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05/12/07
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05/12/07
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Reishe Ben Zion
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YES
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52
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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