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Testimony of Joseph Szames, born in Ludwipol, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Ludwipol Ghetto and in hiding in a forest

Testimony

Testimony of Joseph Szames, born in Ludwipol, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Ludwipol Ghetto and in hiding in a forest From a well-to-do family; attends a Tarbut school; Bnei Akiva and Bnei Yehuda activities. Outbreak of the war; occupation by the Red Army; limitations on Jewish property; German occupation, 1941; deportation to the Ludwipol Ghetto; Judenrat; preparation of a hiding place in a cellar; "Aktion"; liquidation of the ghetto; murder of his father and mother; escape to a forest and preparation of a bunker (for approximately 11 people) in the forest; obtaining food from villagers...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

List of Komsomol members who worked in Belostok, 1941

File Number : 3074

Type of Material : List of Komsomol Members

Language : Russian

Testimony of Yocheved Iakha (Rudawski) Bielostotzki, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Majdanek, Blizyn, Auschwitz and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Yocheved Iakha (Rudawski) Bielostotzki, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Majdanek, Blizyn, Auschwitz and other places From a traditional family; displays of antisemitism. German occupation, 1939; annexation to the Soviet Union, October 1939; school lessons in Russian; joins the Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union; German occupation, summer 1941; deportation to the Bialystok Ghetto; ghetto life including labor in a textile factory; her mother's death; deportation to Majdanek via Treblinka, August 1943; camp life including cleaning...

File Number : 12694

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Varmflash Yatziv, born in Zastavna, Romania, 1926, regarding his experiences in Transnistria

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Varmflash Yatziv, born in Zastavna, Romania, 1926, regarding his experiences in Transnistria Life before the war; relations with the local population; decrees, 1938; activities in Gordonia and Beitar. Annexation to the Soviet Union, 1940; German and Romanian occupation, 1941; pogroms; men perform forced labor; deportation to Transnistria on foot; his father's death; life with a Ukrainian female farmer; siblings perform forced labor; liberation by the Red Army, 1944. Return to Zastava; life in aliya training; aliya attempt; detention in Cyprus, 1946; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947;...

File Number : 12651

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Maurice Dubray; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Maurice Dubray; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities in the FTP (French Fighters and Partisans) Communist underground; activities in the UJJ (Union of the Jewish Youth) Communist underground; died in combat in France.

File Number : 191

Type of Material : Personal Documents

Language : French

Georges Ben Sadoun; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Georges Ben Sadoun; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities in the FTP (French Fighters and Partisans) Communist underground; activities in the UJJ (Union of the Jewish youth) Communist underground; died in battle for the liberation of France.

File Number : 190

Type of Material : Personal Documents

Language : French

Testimony of Henri Herscu, born in Iasi, Romania, 1919, regarding his experiences in Galati, Chernovitz, Edineti and Mogilev-Podolski

Testimony

Testimony of Henri Herscu, born in Iasi, Romania, 1919, regarding his experiences in Galati, Chernovitz, Edineti and Mogilev-Podolski From a religious family; attends "heder" and yeshiva in Vijnita; membership process for joining the Communist Party, 1936. Escape from Iasi to Galati due to detention of party members, 1940; help from the local Jewish community; move to Chernovitz; deportation of Jews by the Soviets; German occupation, 1941; capture and deportation on foot to Edineti; transfer to Mogilev-Podolski; forced labor for two years; escape to Iasi, 1944; help from the Jewish community; knowledge...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French

Testimony of David Guper, born in Bialystok, 1929, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Majdanek, Blizyn, Sachsenhausen and other camps

Testimony

Testimony of David Guper, born in Bialystok, 1929, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Majdanek, Blizyn, Sachsenhausen and other camps Life before the war. Entry of the Russians, 1939; disappearance of his father during the war; activity as a pioneer and as a Communist; entry of the Germans, 1941; deportation to a ghetto including labor ironing in a factory; his father's return; liquidation of the ghetto, August 1943; deportation to Majdanek; transfer to Blizyn; forced labor cleaning, in a stone quarry, and sorting potatoes; transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau; camp life including labor with a...

File Number : 10477

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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