Testimony of Alexander Erlichman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, Staszow, in a forest and in Lodz

Testimony of Alexander Erlichman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, the Warsaw Ghetto, Staszow, in a forest and in Lodz Childhood in a wealthy, secular family; arrival of Austrian and German refugees. Occupation of Warsaw by the German Army, 1939; life under the German occupation including restrictions, decrees and prohibitions; closure of the ghetto; escape to Staszow; in hiding during the "Aktion", late 1942; escape to a forest, March 1943; murder of his parents and his sister; receiving aid from the local villagers; liberation by the Red Army, summer 1944. Move to a children's home in Lodz; illegal crossing of the border into France; illegal immigration attempt on the ship "HaMaapil HaAlmoni"; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947; life in Eretz Israel.