Testimony of Simcha Leo Fischer, born in Backo Petrovo Selo, Yugoslavia, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in Backo Petrovo Selo, the Szeged Ghetto, Baja Ghetto, Fertorakos camp and other places

Testimony of Simcha Leo Fischer, born in Backo Petrovo Selo, Yugoslavia, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in Backo Petrovo Selo, the Szeged Ghetto, Baja Ghetto, Fertorakos camp and other places Life before the war; attends school in the Jewish community and synagogues. Re-annexation to Hungary, April 1941; round-up ("Atkion") with the participation of Hungarian Gendarmes, January 1942; receives information regarding the murder of Jews in Novisad; receives information regarding the murder of family members in Beograd; German occupation, March 1944; wearing of a yellow badge; deportation of Jews to Auschwitz, including his father; concentration with other Jews in the synagogue; confiscation of valuables while receiving beatings and threats; deportation to the Szeged Ghetto; transfer to the Baja Ghetto; Baja Ghetto life; deportation by train in the direction of Auschwitz; halt of the train at Wiener Neustadt; removal from the train along with his family, and transfer to forced labor; transfer to Fertorakos; camp life; transfer to forced labor; approach of the Red Army; escape and finds a hiding place in a forest; retreat of the German Army; liberation by the Red Army, April 1945. Move to Budapest; return to his family's home; life in Budapest; receives help from the JDC; makes contact with the Jewish Brigade; move to Romania with help from the Bericha organization; move to France with help from the Bericha organization; move to Italy; aliya to Eretz Israel in the context of Aliya Bet, 1946.