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Testimony of Zvi Hafetz, born in Iwje, Poland, in 1933 regarding his experiences as a child in Iwje and in Kazakhstan

Testimony of Zvi Hefetz, born in Iwje, Poland, in 1933 regarding his experiences in Iwje and in Kazakhstan life at home in Iwje; outbreak of the war; escape to Kazakhstan; life in a village there; end of the war; return to Poland; moving to Berlin, to the area under the control of the American army; joining the "Irgun"; life with a forged identity with a certificate for Moshe Lefkowicz; aliya to Israel on board the "Altalena" ship in the Port De Boud port; shelling of the "Altalena" in June 1948; life in Israel

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Personal documentation belonging to Yehuda Nir Korngold, born in Lublin, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences during the war and afterwards

Personal documentation belonging to Yehuda Nir Korngold, born in Lublin, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences during the war and afterwards - Excerpt from a book written Yehuda Nir Korngold's grandson (based on family stories) regarding Yehuda Korngold's experiences during the war and afterwards. In the excerpt there is information regarding Yehuda's life in Lublin until 1942; deportation to Belzec; escape back to Lublin; life in hiding in a cupboard in the family home; escape to his mother; life in hiding in an attic near the family home; escape to the forests in the area; surrendering himself to the...

File Number : 315

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Document, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, English

Testimony of Akiva Laszlo Goldmann, born in Cinkota, Hungary, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in the Sashalom Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mittergars, Muehldorf and Tutzing

Testimony

Testimony of Akiva Laszlo Goldmann, born in Cinkota, Hungary, 1928, regarding his experiences as a child in the Sashalom Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Mittergars, Muehldorf and Tutzing Life before the war. Deportation of his father to a labor battalion, 1940; German occupation; deportation to the Sashalom Ghetto, 1944; ghetto life including deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life; transfer to Mittergars; camp life; transfer to Muehldorf; camp life; approach of the front; evacuation of the camp; life in Tutzing; liberation by the British Army, 1945. Life in Feldafing including medical treatment; move...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Avraham Moshe Minkovski, born in Starachowice, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Strzelnica, Auschwitz and Buna-Monowitz

Testimony

Testimony of Avraham Moshe Minkovski, born in Starachowice, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Strzelnica, Auschwitz and Buna-Monowitz From a traditional family; education; witness' brother's aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939. German occupation; life in the Starachowice Ghetto including yellow badge and typhus; transfer to Strzelnica; deportation to Auschwitz, 1944; his father's death; transfer to Buna-Monowitz; death march; escape; arrest; liberation by the Red Army. Treatment by the Red Cross; move to Germany; move to Italy; meeting with Jewish Brigade soldiers and Bericha; aliya to Eretz Israel on...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Reuven Reuben Naier Naor, born in Niemce, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Wolbrom Ghetto, Rozwadow, Stalowa Wola, Plaszow and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Reuven Reuben Naier Naor, born in Niemce, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Wolbrom Ghetto, Rozwadow, Stalowa Wola, Plaszow and other places From a religious Zionist family; childhood in Wolbrom; learns in a "heder", a Polish school, and an ORT school in Piotrkow; Beitar activities. Outbreak of the war, 1939; unsuccessful attempt to escape to the East; death of the witness' sick father; deportation to the Wolbrom Ghetto; ghetto life including labor in the mail; receives a pass to go out of the ghetto and establishment of contacts with Poles; help to Jews in sending mail and...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Avigdor Fish, born in Oswiecim, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in detention in the Jaroslaw monastery, Auschwitz, the Sosnowiec Ghetto, Gleiwitz and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Avigdor Fish, born in Oswiecim, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in detention in the Jaroslaw monastery, Auschwitz, the Sosnowiec Ghetto, Gleiwitz and other places Life before the war; witness's grandfather is the principal of "Safa Brura", a Hebrew high school in Tarnow supported by Baron Hirsch; his mother is a teacher; his father is a mechanic; Bnei Akiva activities; meeting with Jewish refugees deported from Germany; attends the Hebrew high school. Outbreak of the war, 1939; displays of antisemitism; escape to the Soviet Union; return to Tarnow; German shelling; escape to Jaroslaw;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Alexsander Kramer, born in Vilna, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Ponary and in hiding in a labor camp

Testimony

Testimony of Alexsander Kramer, born in Vilna, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Ponary and in hiding in a labor camp Poor traditional Zionist family; attends an elementary Tarbut school. Soviet occupation; German occupation, 1941; decrees including confiscation of property and the yellow badge; deportation to the Vilna Ghetto; ghetto life including kidnappings by the Lithuanians; the Judenrat; Jewish police; in hiding in a house; informed on and capture by the Jewish police; liquidation of the ghetto; deportation to Ponary; separation from his family and escape attempt; capture...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Ben-Ozer, born in Semeliskes, Lithuania, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in the Kaunas Ghetto, Landsberg, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald and other camps

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Ben-Ozer, born in Semeliskes, Lithuania, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in the Kaunas Ghetto, Landsberg, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald and other camps Childhood and family background including religious life in Kaunas. Soviet occupation; unsuccessful attempt to escape with the retreating Red Army soldiers; German occupation; deportation to the Kaunas Ghetto, August 1941; ghetto life including "Aktions"; liquidation of the ghetto and transfer to Landsberg; camp life including imprisonment; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including labor storing potatoes; transfer to...

File Number : 12299

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chaim Leizer Warshawski, born in Zdunska Wola, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Zdunska Wola Ghetto, the Lodz Ghetto, Czestochowa, Warta, Buchenwald and Dachau

Testimony

Testimony of Chaim Leizer Warshawski, born in Zdunska Wola, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Zdunska Wola Ghetto, the Lodz Ghetto, Czestochowa, Warta, Buchenwald and Dachau Life before the war; learns in a Polish school and "heder". German occupation, 1939; escape to Lodz; return to Zdunska Wola; life in the Zdunska Wola Ghetto including labor in a smithy; transfer to the Lodz Ghetto, September 1942; ghetto life including labor in a smithy and detention on the charge of stealing; deportation to Czestochowa; transfer to Warta; camp life including labor in a factory and later feeding animals...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zvi Weltman, born in Pavlovce, 1923, regarding his experiences in labor battalions, hiding with non-Jews, protected house in Budapest, forced labor in Nagybania and Buchenwald

Testimony

Testimony of Zvi Weltman, born in Pavlovce, 1923, regarding his experiences in labor battalions, hiding with non-Jews, protected house in Budapest, forced labor in Nagybania and Buchenwald His father's home; Czech school; "heder"; aryanization of the family business, 1940; circumstances leading to his drafted to a labor battalion and escape to Satu Mare, 1941; hiding with non-Jewish neighbors; captured by the Hungarian Gendarmerie in Budapest and stay in a protected house; deportation to forced labor in Nagybania; handing over of the labor battalions to the Germans after the occupation of Hungary, 1944;...

File Number : 11483

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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