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Testimony of Avigdor Elboim, born in Krasnik, Poland, in 1930, regarding his experiences as a young boy in Krasnik, in the Budzyn, Radom Auschwitz and other camps

Testimony
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Testimony of Avigdor Elboim, born in Krasnik, Poland,in 1930, regarding his experiences as a young boy in Krasnik; in the Budzyn, Radom, Auschwitz camps and others, Life before the war; he came from a traditional family; his grandfather had connections with the Lublin"yeshiva"; German occupation in 1939; executions as the Germans started occupying Poland; building of the Budzyn camp; he works as an apprentice glazier; deportation with his family to Budzyn; life in the camp; "Aktionen" and murder of his parents; murder of his grandfather before his eyes; murder of his sisters and grandmother; rescue by German officers; transfer to Radom camp; transfer to Auschwitz; escape from murder in the camp; transfer to Unterriexingen camp; transfer to Kochendorf; liberation in the camp by the American army; meeting with Rabbi Herzog; illegal immigration to Israel on the "Exodus"ship; deportation to Germany; aliya to Israel in 1948; absorption.
item Id
9441901
First Name
Avigdor
Last Name
Elboim
Date of Birth
1929
Place of Birth
Kraśnik, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
17/05/2011
Date of Creation - latest
17/05/2011
Name of Submitter
אלבוים אביגדור
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video