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Testimony of Moshe Himelshtein, born in Uchanie, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, Zlatoust, Krakow and other places
Testimony
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.
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item Id
8066170
First Name
Moshe
Last Name
Himelshtein
Himelstein
Date of Birth
1920
Place of Birth
Uchanie, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
15/07/2009
Date of Creation - latest
16/07/2009
Name of Submitter
Himelshtein Moshe
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection