Testimony of Moshe Himelshtein, born in Uchanie, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, Zlatoust, Krakow and other places

Testimony of Moshe Himelshtein, born in Uchanie, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, Zlatoust, Krakow and other places Traditional family; life in Warsaw [to where his family moved] from the age of 5; death of his mother; witness attends a Jewish school; studies top-quality tailoring for men; life until 1939. Outbreak of the war; air-raids; decision to escape due to the hunger; move by train until Baranowicze; crosses the border; move to Zlatoust after Pesach (April) 1940; life in Zlatoust including hunger and work as a metalworker; work in a sewing workshop. Move back to Poland; joins a Poalei Zion "kibbutz" in Krakow; illegal aliya attempt to Eretz Israel; detention in Cyprus, 1947; legal aliya to Israel, 1949; life in Israel.