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Testimony of Proport Varda Sheinbaum, born in 1939 in Lodz, about the Konskowola and Jedrzejów ghettos and adoption by a Polish family

Testimony
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Germans arrive and the family escapes to Konskowola; deportation to the Konska ghetto and escape to Jedrzejów before liquidation of the ghetto with the help of Heinrich Stanislawski on February 13, 1943; Aktion and expulsion with mother to Szydlowiec; leaving her in Warsaw for lack of choice; adoption by a Polish family; life with the family and attraction to Christianity; war ends; her mother traces her and cooperates with her adoptive family; leaving with her mother for Regensburg, Germany, in 1946 with the help of the Bricha; a three-year stay; immigration to Israel in 1949; rehabilitation and adjustment to life in Israel; recognition of Teofilia Rauch, the adoptive mother, as Righteous among the Nations.
item Id
9089652
First Name
Varda
Last Name
Sheinbaum
Maiden Name
Proport
Date of Birth
1939
Place of Birth
Lodz, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13580
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
08/07/2010
Date of Creation - latest
08/07/2010
Name of Submitter
שיינבאום ורדה
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
59
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection