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Testimony of Ruth (Zonenshein) Wolfenfeld, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in Warsaw, in hiding on the Aryan side, in Pruszkow and Israel

Testimony
Testimony of Ruth (Zonenshein) Wolfenfeld, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in Warsaw, in hiding on the Aryan side, in Pruszkow and Israel Her childhood in a well-to-do family; her grandfather's term of service as the city's mayor. Outbreak of the war; destruction and loss of their home and business during air-raids; deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; smuggle of food into the ghetto; making of contact with Poles on the Aryan side; murder of her brother during an "Aktion"; her older brother disguises himself as a German inside the ghetto; help and rescue by her brother during "Aktions"; move to the Aryan side before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; murder of her brother-in-law during the escape; in hiding while hidden by Poles; her sister's role as a courier for the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB - Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa); enlists in PAL (Polish People's Army) during the Warsaw Polish Uprising; building of a bunker after the Warsaw Polish Uprising; detention by the Germans, January 1945; escape to Pruszkow; murder of her parents; murder of her sister; liberation. Aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946; life in Israel.
item Id
7908008
First Name
Renia
Rut
Ruth
Last Name
Volfenfeld
Wolfenfeld
Maiden Name
Zonenshein
Date of Birth
11/12/1925
Place of Birth
Warszawa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
25/06/09
Date of Creation - latest
25/06/09
Name of Submitter
Wolfenfeld Ruth
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository