Testimony of Yakob Yuran, born in Gura Humorului, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Gura Humorului, Mogilev and in the Red Army

Testimony of Yakob Yuran, born in Gura Humorului, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Gura Humorului, Mogilev and in the Red Army His childhood in a well-to-do, traditional home; Legionnaires' regime [the fascist government composed of Iron Guard and military men]; increase in the displays of antisemitism; arrival of Polish refugees and German and Italian soldiers, 1939. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union; sealing of the ghetto; deportation to Mogilev, autumn 1941; life in Mogilev including coordination between the families for mutual help and work on the Jewish committee; [activities in the] orphanages in Mogilev; retreat of the German Army; liberation, 1944; enlists in the Red Army; approach toward Latvia [?]; end of the war. Illegal aliya attempt to Eretz Israel, 1947; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Israel, 1949.