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Testimony of Nina (Schrager) Vardy, born in Krakow, Poland, 1930, regarding her experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto, in hiding, Wieliczka, Warsaw and other places

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Testimony of Nina (Schrager) Vardy, born in Krakow, Poland, 1930, regarding her experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto, in hiding, Wieliczka, Warsaw and other places German occupation of Krakow, 1939; deportation to the Krakow Ghetto, 1941; Krakow Ghetto life including labor in the workshops; in hiding during an "Aktion", 1942; smuggled outside the ghetto with her sister, 1943; deportation of her parents to a camp, 1943; her parents' escape from the camp; life in hiding while hidden by Christian Poles in Krakow, 1943; move to a hiding place without her sister in the home of Poles in Wieliczka; move to a hiding place while hidden by Christian Poles, with help from the Zegota in Warsaw, 1943; her parents' move to Warsaw; her parents' life while using a false identity; capture of her parents by the Germans; release of her mother; execution of her father, 1944; in hiding with her mother and her sister in subterranean buildings in Warsaw, while using a false identity after the outbreak of the Warsaw Polish Uprising, 1944; move with her mother and sister to Teklinow, while using a false identity as Polish women, 1945; life in the home of a Polish farmer, including work; liberation by the Red Army, 1945. Move back to Krakow; life after the war, 1945; aliya to Israel, 1949; life in Israel.
item Id
7827455
First Name
Nina
Last Name
Vardi
Vardy
Maiden Name
Schrager
Shrager
Date of Birth
20/12/1930
Place of Birth
Krakow, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
13/05/09
Date of Creation - latest
13/05/09
Name of Submitter
Vardiy Schrager Nina
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video