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Testimony of Yisrael Shemonovitz, born 1922 in Sevlus, Czechoslovakia, about his life in Sevlus in the region of Carpathian Ruthenia and in the region of Galicia

Testimony of Yisrael Shemonovitz, born in Sevlus, Czechoslovakia in 1922, regarding his life in Sevlus in the region of Carpathian Ruthenia and in the region of Galicia Life before the war; his mother’s death; living with his uncle; re-annexation of the area to Hungary in 1940; the German occupation in March 1944; deportation to the camp; transfer to forced labor; transfer to the region of Galicia, due to work needs from the Carpathian Ruthenia region; liberation by the Red Army; aliya to Eretz Israel on the “Transylvania” of the Joint Distribution Committee and the Agudath Israel movement in 1945; raising a family.
item Id
9996583
First Name
Yisrael
Last Name
Shemonovitz
Date of Birth
1922
Place of Birth
Sevlus, Czechoslovakia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
21/06/2012
Date of Creation - latest
21/06/2012
Name of Submitter
שמעונוביץ ישראל
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository