Testimony of Mordechaj Holcblat, born in Sawin, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Brzesc nad Bugiem, Siberia and Alma Ata

Testimony of Mordechaj Holcblat, born in Sawin, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Brzesc nad Bugiem, Siberia and Alma Ata Childhood in a traditional home; the witness' father is chairman of the Jewish community; his father's death, 1938. Outbreak of the war, September 1939; crossing the border illegally into the Soviet occupied area for approximately two years; life in Brzesc nad Bugiem; deportation to a labor camp in Siberia, summer 1940; plastering studies; move to Alma Ata for work; liberation. Return to Szczecin, Poland; drafted to work for Bericha as part of Hechalutz; responsibility for enlisting volunteers in the Sudetenland on behalf of the Haganah; aliya to Israel, 1949.