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Testimony of Moshe Moshkovitz, born in Danilovo, Czechoslovakia, 1924, regarding his experiences in Danilovo, Debrecen, Budapest, Bucharest and other places

Testimony
Testimony of Moshe Moshkovitz, born in Danilovo, Czechoslovakia, 1924, regarding his experiences in Danilovo, Debrecen, Budapest, Bucharest and other places His childhood in an ultra-Orthodox home; pogrom against the Jews, 1938; annexation of Danilovo to Hungary, March 1939; life under Hungarian rule including anti-Jewish legislation; dismissal of his father [from his work]; his father's move back to Danilovo, 1941; move to Debrecen. German occupation of Debrecen, March 1944; life under German occupation including the imposition of decrees and forced wearing of a yellow badge; draft to labor battalions in Szolnok; air-raids, summer 1944; transfer to Budapest following the approach of the front, autumn 1944; military uprising; desire to participate in the guarding of Horthy, October 1944; escape from the labor battalions. Move back to Debrecen, December 1944; move to Bucharest; life in Bucharest, until winter 1945; aliya to Eretz Israel, November 1945.
item Id
7909820
First Name
Moshe
Last Name
Moshkovitz
Date of Birth
1924
Place of Birth
Danilovo, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
10/06/09
Date of Creation - latest
28/06/09
Name of Submitter
Moshkovitz Moshe
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