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Personal documentation of the Jewish physician Lev Kulik, born in Grodno, Poland, 1908, including details about his activities as a partisan in the Minsk Ghetto and the circumstances surrounding his murder by the Gestapo on 10 December 1942 The file includes confirmation from the National Archives of Belorussia regarding Kulik's activities in the underground while serving as the head physician of the hospital in the Minsk Ghetto, 1941-1942, and a newspaper article of Kulik's acts of heroism published, 30 October 2010.

File Number : 1363

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Certification, Record of Murdered Persons, Official Documentation

Language : Russian

Letter of testimony by Albert Beribi, regarding the killing of German soldiers in Sfax, hiding of their weapons by his uncle, the draft of another uncle into the French Army, and other matters

Letter of testimony by Albert Beribi, regarding the killing of German soldiers in Sfax, hiding of their weapons by his uncle, the draft of another uncle into the French Army, and other matters Letter of testimony by Albert Beribi, regarding the killing of three German soldiers in Sfax, hiding of their weapons by his uncle, Eli Ankri, 1943; draft of another uncle, Aizek Beribi, into the French Army; Aizek died in battle in Germany, 18 November 1944.

File Number : 8290

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the Jewish partisan, Roza Polyakova, who fought against the German Army in the Mirgorod area and was murdered under torture by the Gestapo, Obukhovka, early 1942

Documentation regarding the Jewish partisan, Roza Polyakova, who fought against the German Army in the Mirgorod area and was murdered under torture by the Gestapo, Obukhovka, early 1942 Included in the file: Information regarding Moisey Polyakov who died in battle, in Garkushentsy.

File Number : 361

Type of Material : Documentary, Certification, Testimony

Language : Russian, Ukrainian

Documentation regarding Michael Vayner including letters he wrote from the front, photographs, notification of his death in battle and more

Documentation regarding Michael Vayner including letters he wrote from the front, photographs, notification of his death in battle and more - Letters from Michael Vayner at the front; - Photograph of Michael Vayner; - Photograph of the tombstone on Michael Vayner's grave; - Notification of the death of Michael Vayner in battle, 22 June 1945; - Certificate from the military archives; - Newspaper clippings from the war period regarding Michael Vayner's heroic deeds and the Medal of Valor awarded him; - Newspaper clippings regarding Michael Vayner, 1989-2005.

File Number : 1430

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Letter

Language : Russian

Testimony of Aleksander Appel, regarding the experiences of a pharmacist named Bagner, from Krakow, and his family

Testimony of Aleksander Appel, regarding the experiences of a pharmacist named Bagner, from Krakow, and his family The Appel family makes the acquaintance of a pharmacist named Bagner, the owner of the "Pod Aniolem" pharmacy in Krakow; Bagner's optimistic speeches during his visits with the Appel family, regarding the approaching end of the war; Outbreak of the war; move by Bagner with his wife and his 22 year old daughter, to a small village near Krakow, several months later; deportations of Jews to the death camps, summer 1943; testimony by Aleksander Appel's father, regarding his last meal with the...

File Number : 383

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Janina Hescheles, born in Podhajce, Poland, 1904, regarding the experiences of the Jews of Gliniany in Jaktorow and in the Przemyslany Ghetto

Testimony of Janina Hescheles, born in Podhajce, Poland, 1904, regarding the experiences of the Jews of Gliniany in Jaktorow and in the Przemyslany Ghetto Transfer of rule to the Ukrainians after the German occupation, 01 July 1941; detention of ten Jews for cooperation with the Soviet authorities, after being informed on by local Ukrainians; execution of the ten Jews, outside the city; activities of the head of the Judenrat, Aron Hochberg, on behalf of the Jews of Gliniany, despite being sick with an incurable disease; request by Grzymek, the Jaktorow camp commander, to supply a group of healthy and strong...

File Number : 308

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony (hearsay) of Chaim Broch, born in Lubaczow, Poland, 1906, regarding the act of bravery by a Jewish woman teacher during the deportation of Jews from Zbaraz and the murder of the Jews, as told by Jozef Fuchs Concentration of approximately 1,000 Jews from Zbaraz in the city square, 07 April 1943; call by a woman teacher named Chuwec to go to death with honor, and not to bow one's head before the German criminals who are glorifying themselves with victory over women, elderly people and children; call by the teacher for the inevitable defeat of the Germans during their battle against the Red Army, to...

File Number : 208

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Memoirs of Igor Galin, born in Volkovysk Poland, regarding his experiences in Volkovysk and with the partisans in the Shevki region, in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in the Zaitovo region, and more

Memoirs of Igor Galin, born in Volkovysk Poland, regarding his experiences in Volkovysk and with the partisans in the Shevki region, in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, in the Zaitovo region, and more Life before the war; membership of family members in Zionist movements in the 1930s; outbreak of war on 1 September 1939; escape of refugees from the German occupation zone to Volkovysk; hearing from the refugees about the German riots against the Jews; pogrom by Poles; Soviet occupation; deportation of "untrustworthy" residents into the Soviet Union by the Soviet authorities; outbreak of the Soviet-German war on 22...

File Number : 4757

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Russian

Memoirs of Issak Zeyfman regarding the heroism of Toviye Rayz, born in Kremenets in 1920, in the battle of the Shervinta River on 17 October 1944

Memoirs of Issak Zeyfman regarding the heroism of Toviye Rayz, born in Kremenets in 1920, in the battle of the Shervinta River on 17 October 1944 Attempted crossing of the Shervinta River by Toviye's company on 17 October 1944; the attack on the company by the Germans, including shooting at the company from the other side of the river; killing of his comrades from the company; closing the firing hole and protecting the members of the company with his own body. Note: The memoirs were written after hearing the story. Included in the file: - photocopy of a photograph of Toviye Rayz.

File Number : 4328

Type of Material : Memoirs, Photograph

Language : Russian

Memoirs of Serafim Alekseyev, born in Ukraine in 1921, regarding his experiences in Okshey, serving with the partisans in the Zhelekhov region and in Adamov, serving in the Red Army in Matseyevichi and more Capture by the Germans on 24 June 1941; escape from a train on 24 March 1942; escape across the Wisla River to Okshey; escape and work in the houses of peasants; life and work on Mrs. Pavlovskaya's estate; arrival of Jewish girls to work in the fields in April 1942; information regarding the experiences of Polish Jews; falling in love with Zosya, a Jewess; transfer of the girls from the estate by the...

File Number : 4225

Type of Material : Memoirs, List of Murdered Persons

Language : Polish, Russian

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