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Testimony of Shmuel Hershkovitz, born in Somcuta Mare, Romania in 1922, regarding his experiences in Auschwitz and other camps

Testimony of Shmuel Hershkovitz, born in Somcuta Mare, Romania in 1922, regarding his experiences in Auschwitz and other camps Studies in yeshiva; good neighborly relations with the Romanian population; Hungarian regime in 1940; German occupation; expulsion to Baia Mare Ghetto; transport to Auschwitz-Birkenau with his siblings; dismantling of buildings in Warsaw Ghetto; march to Germany; digging in ground to find water; Dachau camp; Muehldorf and Mittergras camps; labor in forests; ...
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item Id
9797567
First Name
Shmuel
Last Name
Hershkovitz
Date of Birth
1922
Place of Birth
Somcuta Mare, Romania
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13742
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
23/08/2012
Date of Creation - latest
23/08/2012
Name of Submitter
הרשקוביץ שמואל
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
35
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository