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Testimony of Zvi Hirsh Ksienski, born in Jedrzejow, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in Jedrzejow, aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, service in the British Army in Greece and in German captivity in Stalag 6 camp

Testimony
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Testimony of Zvi Hirsh Ksienski, born in Jedrzejow, Poland, 1918, regarding his experiences in Jedrzejow, aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, service in the British Army in Greece and in German captivity in Stalag 6 camp Life before the war; meets Menachem Begin; payment of bribery to Poles; aliya to Eretz Israel with Aliya Bet, 1939. Enlists in the British Army, 1940; life during service in the British Army in Greece including being taken captive, 1941; life in Germany in Stalag 6 camp; transfer on a death march; liberation, February 1945. Return to Eretz Israel, 1945.
item Id
7266344
First Name
Hirsh
Tzvi
Zvi
Last Name
Kshenski
Ksienski
Date of Birth
07/1918
Place of Birth
Jedrzejow, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
22/06/08
Date of Creation - latest
22/06/08
Name of Submitter
Ksienski Hirsh
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection