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Testimony of Josef Berger, born in Satu Mare, Romania, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, in Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Melk camps, and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Josef Berger, born in Satu Mare, Romania, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Satu Mare Ghetto, in Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Melk camps, and in other places Life before the war. Re-annexation to Hungary, 1943; burial of their property; deportation to the Satu Mare Ghetto; Satu Mare Ghetto life including forced labor; deportation in cattle cars to Auschwitz, 1944; camp life; separation between men and women; selection; transfer to Mauthausen; camp life; transfer to Melk, 1944; camp life; labor digging tunnels; air-raids on the camp by the Allied forces; transfer by train to Ebensee; camp...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tali Anatol Zucker Curiel, born in Krakow, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in the Krakow Ghetto and using a false identity in the home of a Polish woman

Testimony

Testimony of Tali Anatol Zucker Curiel, born in Krakow, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences as a child in the Krakow Ghetto and using a false identity in the home of a Polish woman Life in a Zionist, traditional family. German occupation, 1939; anti-Jewish decrees; Krakow as the capital of the General Government; Krakow Ghetto life; rescue of his sister by a Ukrainian acquaintance; detention of his father by the Gestapo after he was informed on; relief organizations in the ghetto; "Aktions" and deportation to Belzec; transfer to a hiding place in the home of a Polish woman; life while using a false...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Leon Herman Borer, born in Rudki, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in the Rudki Ghetto and in hiding in Rudki, Janovska, in the forest and in hiding in a village

Testimony

Testimony of Leon Herman Borer, born in Rudki, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in the Rudki Ghetto and in hiding in Rudki, Janovska, in the forest and in hiding in a village Life before the war; from a traditional family; attends a local school. German occupation, 1939; murder of Jews; Soviet occupation; danger of deportation to Siberia; termination of employment; draft of his brother into the Red Army; German occupation, 1941; restrictions on the Jews including white armband and Jewish star; travel restrictions; abuse of Jews; deportation to forced labor; "Aktion"; finds a hiding place with his...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Testimony of Blanka (Kuenreich) Ickowicz, born in Krakow, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child using a false identity in a village, in the Krakow Ghetto, Plaszow, Skarzysko Kamienna, Leipzig and a death march Life before the war. German occupation, 1939; confiscation of the family's property; restrictions on the Jews including wearing an armband; eviction from the family's home; life in a village in the home of a Polish family; life using a false identity as a non-Jew; escape of her father to Lwow; deportation to the Krakow Ghetto; ghetto life including walks to Krakow and bringing objects...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Testimony of Shifra (Barula) Strausberg Chosid, born in Romny, Ukraine, 1924, regarding her experiences in the Romny Ghetto, in hiding with an assumed identity in Konotop and life as a non-Jewish forced laborer in the Cologne area Life before the war. Ban on religious observance; German occupation, 1941; restrictions on the Jews; arm-band; yellow badge; deportation of men to forced labor; hanging of Jews; deportation to a ghetto; ghetto life; Ukrainian police activities; Jews are informed on; cooperation with the Ukrainians; murder of Jews including her mother and brother; mass burial of Jews including...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Benjamin Pomerantz, born in Sniatyn, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Sniatyn Ghetto, Kolomyja, in hiding with an assumed identity in Cernauti, Bucharest and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Benjamin Pomerantz, born in Sniatyn, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in the Sniatyn Ghetto, Kolomyja, in hiding with an assumed identity in Cernauti, Bucharest and other places Life before the war; learns in a yeshiva; death of his father in Vienna. Soviet occupation, 1939; German occupation, 1941; his grandfather helps him find a hiding place; restrictions on the Jews including wearing an armband; confiscation of valuables; concentration of the Jews near the municipality building; deportation to the Sniatyn Ghetto; ghetto life including maintaining a religious home; murder of his...

File Number : 12975

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zipora Piza (Peletz) Huberman, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Kamionka Ghetto and Peterswaldau

Testimony

Testimony of Zipora Piza (Peletz) Huberman, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Kamionka Ghetto and Peterswaldau Life before the war; Jewish community; attends a Beit Yaakov school; her father's activities in the Hamizrachi movement; youth movements; activities in Hashomer Hadati. German occupation, September 1939; burning of the synagogue; rescue of a Torah scroll by her grandfather; confiscation of property; armband; yellow badge; draft of Jews to labor in the construction of Auschwitz camp; activities in an aliya training "kibbutz"; establishment of a Judenrat; draft of...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Mendelovitz, born in Reghin, Romania, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Reghin Ghetto, a labor battalion, Mauthausen and Gunskirchen

Testimony

Testimony of David Mendelovitz, born in Reghin, Romania, 1926, regarding his experiences in the Reghin Ghetto, a labor battalion, Mauthausen and Gunskirchen Life before the war; Sabbaths and religious holidays; the Jewish community; synagogues and youth movements; studies; Hanoar Hatzioni activities. Annexation to Hungary; draft of his father to forced labor; his Bar Mitzvah celebration; murder of a female relative by Hungarians; Reghin as a center for draftees to forced labor; drafted to Levente; German occupation, March 1944; behavior of the Hungarians; anti-Jewish decrees including yellow badge;...

File Number : 13002

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zvia Zeshe (Ioskovitz) Lishe, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in Chorzow, the Zawiercie Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Ravensbrueck

Testimony

Testimony of Zvia Zeshe (Ioskovitz) Lishe, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1927, regarding her experiences in Chorzow, the Zawiercie Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Ravensbrueck Life before the war; move to Chorzow with her family; life in Chorzow. Outbreak of the war; escape to Zawiercie; life in Zawiercie including confiscation of property by the Germans; deportation to forced labor; deportation to the Zawiercie Ghetto; ghetto life including Judenrat and Jewish police activities; plucking of Jewish men's beards; murder of Jews; armband and yellow badge; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Joseph Taub, born in Berbesti, Romania, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Berbesti Ghetto, Sighet, Auschwitz, Kittlitztreben, on a death march and in Buchenwald

Testimony

Testimony of Joseph Taub, born in Berbesti, Romania, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Berbesti Ghetto, Sighet, Auschwitz, Kittlitztreben, on a death march and in Buchenwald Life before the war. Re-annexation to Hungary; deportation of Jews to Galicia; murder of Jews by Hungarian gendarmes; deportation of Jews to labor battalions; deportation to the Berbesti Ghetto; ghetto life including relations with the Romanian population; maintaining religious observance; transfer to Sighet on foot; life in Sighet including transfer to a synagogue; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life including murder of his...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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