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Testimony of Sonia (Kuperman) Weissman, born in Iasi, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Iasi
Testimony
Testimony of Sonia (Kuperman) Weissman, born in Iasi, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Iasi
Life before the war; displays of antisemitism.
Outbreak of the war; earthquake, 1941; anti-Jewish restrictions; termination of the studies; witness attends a Jewish vocational school; draft of her father to forced labor; digging of graves for murdered Jews; detention of her father on charges of spying; end of the war.
Meets Soviet soldiers; move to an aliya training "kibbutz" in Hungary, 1947; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1948.
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item Id
7162311
First Name
Sonia
Last Name
Visman
Weissman
Maiden Name
Kuperman
Date of Birth
13/10/1926
Place of Birth
Iasi, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/05/08
Date of Creation - latest
15/05/08
Name of Submitter
Weissman Sonia
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository