Testimony of Yehuda Schachter, born in Zurawno, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Zurawno Ghetto, Stryj Ghetto, in the partisans, in a forest, in hiding and in other places

Testimony of Yehuda Schachter, born in Zurawno, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Zurawno Ghetto, Stryj Ghetto, in the partisans, in a forest, in hiding and in other places His childhood in a religious family; antisemitism. Red Army occupation of Stryj, 1939; life under Soviet occupation; German Army occupation of Zurawno, 1941; arrival of Jewish refugees from Hungary; life under German occupation including the imposition of anti-Jewish decrees, confiscation of property, travel restrictions and the wearing of a yellow badge; "Aktion" before the deportation to the Zurawno Ghetto; in hiding in a bunker; deportation to the Zurawno Ghetto, 1942; activities of the Judenrat in the ghetto; activities of the Jewish police in the ghetto; transfer to the Stryj Ghetto, approximately one month later; Stryj Ghetto life including forced labor in cleaning; in hiding during the "Aktions"; move back to Zurawno, with his parents and siblings, using a special permit; escape from a transport; move back to the Stryj Ghetto; joins the partisans; move back to the ghetto; escape during the "Aktion"; move back to the Zurawno Ghetto; escape with his siblings to his parents' murder site; escape to a forest; wanderings; in hiding, while hidden by farmers; contact with the partisans until the liberation; liberation by the Red Army, 1944. Move to Italy with help from Bericha members, 1946; aliya attempt to Eretz Israel and detention in Cyprus, 1947; life in Cyprus including marriage and the birth of his son; aliya to Israel, August 1948; life in Israel.