Testimony of Gershon Shapiro, born in Lodz, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, HASAG Czestochowa and in Germany

Testimony of Gershon Shapiro, born in Lodz, Poland, 1924, regarding his experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, HASAG Czestochowa and in Germany His childhood in a traditional, Zionist family. German Army occupation of Lodz, September 1939; escape to Warsaw; return to Lodz; life in Lodz including decrees and restrictions; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto, 1940; Lodz Ghetto life including activities by Rumkowski, the head of the Judenrat; "Sperre", curfew "Aktion", 1942; labor in the hospital; deportation to HASAG Czestochowa camp, January 1944; camp life including labor in a weapons factory; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Move back to Lodz; move to Germany; aliya to Israel, 1949; life in Israel.