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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
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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 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.
item Id
6840153
First Name
Ben Zion
Bentzion
Last Name
Reisch
Reish
Date of Birth
04/03/1932
Place of Birth
Cernauti, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13239
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
05/12/07
Date of Creation - latest
05/12/07
Name of Submitter
Reishe Ben Zion
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
52
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection