Testimony of Mita (Tzirulnik) Shimshonovich, born in Baranowicze, Poland, 1917, regarding her experiences in the Baranowicze Ghetto and in hiding in a forest in the family camp of the Bielski brothers

Testimony of Mita (Tzirulnik) Shimshonovich, born in Baranowicze, Poland, 1917, regarding her experiences in the Baranowicze Ghetto and in hiding in a forest in the family camp of the Bielski brothers Life before the war; from a traditional family; receiving a Hebrew education; Hashomer Hatzair activities. "Aktions" for young and elderly Jews; burial of the young and elderly in a mass grave; life in the Baranovicze Ghetto; liquidation of the ghetto; remaining with artisans; deportation to a camp; camp life including labor in cleaning and laundry; preparations for escape; digging a tunnel under the electrified fence; escape on Christmas night; living in hiding in a forest; escape to the family camp of the Bielski brothers; life in the family camp, liberation. Return to Baranowicze; life in Baranowicze; destruction and burning of the family assets; move to a DP camp in Munich; aliya to Israel, 1949.