Testimony of Yehoshua Moshkowitz Lakner, born in Suceava, Romania, 1938, regarding his experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Shargorod, Mogilev and Israel

Testimony of Yehoshua Moshkowitz Lakner, born in Suceava, Romania, 1938, regarding his experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Shargorod, Mogilev and Israel His childhood; physical displays of antisemitism before the outbreak of the war. Deportation to Transnistria; life in Shargorod, including hunger; murder of his father by beatings; move of his family to Mogilev by his uncles; life in Mogilev in a room that contained four families; trade on the black market; Allied shelling; liberation of Mogilev by the Red Army; attitude of the soldiers toward the children, including cultural activities and giving them food and clothing. Move back to Romania, 1944; receives help from the community in Iasi; receives help from the JDC; move back to Suceava; life in Suceava including the return of property; attends school and activities in Bnei Akiva and Hapoel Hamizrachi; aliya to Israel, 1950; life in Israel.