Testimony of Moniek Kaufman from Belchato regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz-Birkenau on the first day of his arrival in the camp
The testimony was recorded as a diary after the liberation, in an attempt to recreate the atmosphere that prevailed at the time the events took place: life in the Lodz Ghetto from August 1942 to 28 August 1944; details of living conditions; terrible crowding in living spaces, organization for joint cooking and “inventing recipes” by people living in the same apartment, to make the most of the meager food allowance; using every available plot of land to grow...