Testimony of Avraham Banai, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Topolcany, Novaky camp, Sered camp, in hiding in the mountains and other places

Testimony of Avraham Banai, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Topolcany, Novaky camp, Sered camp, in hiding in the mountains and other places Life before the war; Orthodox family. Outbreak of the war; abuse of Jews by Hlinka Guards; deportation to Novaky, 1940; camp life; German occupation; disappearance of the Hlinka Guard [from the specific area at the time]; escape with the family to the mountains; life in the mountains including search for food and a hiding place; refusal of the partisans to accept families with children; arrest by the Germans; deportation to Sered; camp life; selection; deportation of the men to Germany; deportation of the women and children to Theresienstadt; life in Theresienstadt; labor of his mother in various factories; liberation by the Red Army, 1944. Return to Topolcany; life in Topolcany; reunion with his father; return of family property; education; aliya to Israel, 1949.