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Letter from Irena Adamowicz to Zelig Gaier, a member of the chief administration of Hashomer Hatzair in Vilna, 04 March 1940

Letter from Irena Adamowicz to Zelig Gaier, a member of the chief administration of Hashomer Hatzair in Vilna, 04 March 1940 The letter was sent just before Gaier's trip to Eretz Israel. The writer bids him farewell expressing her love, with the knowledge that the feeling is not reciprocated. She emphasizes the fact that her devotion to and her work on behalf of Hashomer Hatzair are not linked to her feelings, and they represent a central goal that stands above all. Adamowicz also writes that she intends to return to work with all her strength despite health problems in order to contribute to the shared...

File Number : 449

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Polish

Joint testimony of Yehiel and Kalman Mapa regarding their experiences in the Chmielnik Ghetto, in Hashomer Hatzair, at forced labor in HASAG camps, in Buchenwald and on death marches

Joint testimony of Yehiel and Kalman Mapa regarding their experiences in the Chmielnik Ghetto, in Hashomer Hatzair, at forced labor in HASAG camps, in Buchenwald and on death marches Testimony of two brothers, members of Hashomer Hatzair in Chmielnik; occupation of the city, edicts, forced labor, head tax, establishment of an open ghetto, life in the ghetto; deportation of young people to labor camps in Podlesie and Wisniowka; Jewish collaborators; Hashomer Hatzair activities in the forest; visits by Mordechai Anilevitz from the movement leadership in Warsaw, later the commander of the Warsaw Ghetto...

File Number : 621

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish