Testimony of Tamara (Beilin) Berkovitz, born in Mstislavl, Belorussia in 1927, regarding her experiences in Mstislavl and in hiding in villages

Testimony of Tamara (Beilin) Berkovitz, born in Mstislavl, Belorussia in 1927, regarding her experiences in Mstislavl and in hiding in villages Her family escapes from Mstislavl, 22 June 1941; escape back to Mstislavl, a week later; abuse and rape of young and old women by the Germans; concentration of the Jews in the Technikum; murder of the Jews in killing pits; escape during the murder; wanderings; finding a hiding place in villages among soldiers and partisans, 1941-1945; Move to Moscow, May 1945; life in Moscow; return to Poland; aliya to Israel, 1956; move to Kibbutz Nir David, 1958; death in battle of her oldest son during the Yom Kippur War.