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Testimony of Shula (German) Zvieli, born in Wlodawa, Poland, 1938, regarding her experiences and those of her family in kolkhozes in the Soviet Union
Testimony
Testimony of Shula (German) Zvieli, born in Wlodawa, Poland, 1938, regarding her experiences and those of her family in kolkhozes in the Soviet Union
From a family of Communist farmers who maintain a traditional way of life.
Outbreak of the war; information regarding the murder of Jews; escape to the Soviet Union; crossing the Bug river; life in kolkhozes; warm welcome from local residents; her father's work repairing railroad tracks; arrests by the NKVD; end of the war.
Return to Poland; attacks on Jews by Polish residents; preparations for aliya to Eretz Israel with help from UNRRA and the JDC; life in the Heidenheim DP camp in Germany; emissaries from Eretz Israel; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Atzmaut", 1949.
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item Id
6993023
First Name
Shula
Last Name
Tzvieli
Zvieli
Maiden Name
German
Date of Birth
09/09/1938
Place of Birth
Wlodawa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/02/08
Date of Creation - latest
04/02/08
Name of Submitter
Zvieli Shula
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection