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Testimony of Shmuel Grau, born in Stanislawow, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Zbaraz, Kuty, Cernauti, Bucharest and Israel

Testimony
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Testimony of Shmuel Grau, born in Stanislawow, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Zbaraz, Kuty, Cernauti, Bucharest and Israel Life under Soviet rule, 1939; Romanian-Hungarian occupation, 1941; move to Zbaraz due to fear of the "Aktions" and murder of Jews, 1941; move back to Kuty; hides in a cellar due to fear during the "Aktion" in Kuty, 1942; coordination by families to escape to Romania; escape to Cernauti, 1942; detention by the Romanians, 1942; release [with help] by a Jewish family in Cernauti; deportation of his grandmother and uncles to Poland, 1942; [life in a] Jewish orphanage, 1942; move to the home of a female worker in the orphanage; rescue from deportation to Transnistria, 1942; escape to Bucharest with his uncles, 1943; move to Slatina [disguised] as Christian Polish refugees while using forged documents, 1944; aliya to Eretz Israel using certificates, 1944. Life in Israel.
item Id
7909470
First Name
Shmuel
Last Name
Grau
Groi
Date of Birth
27/07/1930
Place of Birth
Stanislawow, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
23/06/09
Date of Creation - latest
23/06/09
Name of Submitter
Grau Shmuel
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection