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Testimony of Chaja (Zamkova) Gercowska, born in Nowogrodek, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Nowogrodek and in a partisans battalion
Testimony
Testimony of Chaja (Zamkova) Gercowska, born in Nowogrodek, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Nowogrodek and in a partisans battalion
Life in Nowogrodek during the Soviet occupation, 1939; German occupation, 1941; work for the Germans as a translator; selections and escape; joins the "Orjonikidze" partisans battalion.
Aliya to Israel, 1948.
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item Id
7289464
First Name
Chaia
Chaja
Last Name
Gartzovski
Gercowska
Maiden Name
Zamkova
Date of Birth
10/09/1923
Place of Birth
Nowogrodek, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/07/08
Date of Creation - latest
15/07/08
Name of Submitter
Gercowska Chaja
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