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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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9797567
details.fullDetails.firstName
Shmuel
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Hershkovitz
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1922
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Somcuta Mare, Romania
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Testimony
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13742
details.fullDetails.language
Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
details.fullDetails.earliestDate
23/08/2012
details.fullDetails.latestDate
23/08/2012
details.fullDetails.submitter
הרשקוביץ שמואל
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YES
details.fullDetails.numOfPages
35
details.fullDetails.interviewLocation
ISRAEL
details.fullDetails.testimonyForm
Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection