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Testimony of Fuks Semion, born in Krasnoye, the Soviet Union in 1936, regarding his experiences in the ghetto in Transnistria

Testimony of Fuks Semion, born in Krasnoye, the Soviet Union in 1936, regarding his experiences in the ghetto in Transnistria Life before the war; German occupation, July 1941; Romanian occupation in August 1941; establishment of the Krasne Ghetto in Transnistria in autumn 1941; the obligation to wear a yellow badge, imposition of contributions; cold; typhus epidemic; death of his mother; agricultural labor; deportation of his father to Vinnitsa; liberation in March 1944; rehabilitation of life after the war; aliya to Israel on 28 November 1991.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian

Testimony of Iancu (Shufaru) Sufaru, born in Dorohoi, Romania in 1935, regarding his experiences as a child in Dorohoi and in Mogilev Podolskiy

Testimony of Iancu (Shufaru) Sufaru, born in Dorohoi, Romania in 1935, regarding his experiences as a child in Dorohoi and in Mogilev Podolskiy Life before the war; traditional family; Outbreak of the war, 1941; deportation of his father to forced labor, summer 1941; deportation to the Transnistria area, November 1941; escape from deportation; life in Mogilev Podolskiy; life in overcrowded conditions; receipt of limited help that was sent from Romania; death of family members; Return to Romania, December 1943; studies in Dorohoi; life in Dorohoi; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Nina Reznik Sterniak, born in 1931 in Kupel, Soviet Union, about the Proskurov and Zhmerinka ghettos

Testimony

Testimony of Nina Reznik Sterniak, born in 1931 in Kupel, Soviet Union, about the Proskurov and Zhmerinka ghettos Childhood before the war; German occupation ensues in July 1941; Romanian occupation ensues in autumn 1941; Proskurov ghetto established; life in the ghetto; family members die in pogroms in November 1941; witness escapes on eve of liquidation of ghetto in autumn 1942; hides with a local woman; sent on to the Zhmerinka ghetto with help of the woman who concealed her; liberated in 1944; reestablishes life after the war; immigrates to Israel in 1991.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian

Film entitled, "Eight Stories That Haven't Changed the World", including the testimony of eight Jews, born in Poland, 1914-1933, and their experiences in Poland before World War II

Film entitled, "Eight Stories That Haven't Changed the World", including the testimony of eight Jews, born in Poland, 1914-1933, and their experiences in Poland before World War II The interviewees are: Dora Tenembaum, Szymon Tenembaum, Halina Elczewska, Feliks Nieznanowski, Krystyna Budnicka, Josef Hen, Jan Rochwerger and Marian Fuks.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish, English

Testimony of Meir Altzman, born in 1925 in Briceni, Romania, about his deportation to Ukraine, the Ghelinta ghetto, and the Katsmazov ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Meir Altzman, born in 1925 in Briceni, Romania, about his deportation to Ukraine, the Ghelinta ghetto, and the Katsmazov ghetto Youngest son of a religious Zionist family with five children; childhood; attends school; Soviets enter in 19490; Romanians invade in 1941; witness deported to Ukraine in July 1941; back to Bessarabia; two months in Secureni; deportation to Transnistria; life in the Ghelinta ghetto until 1942; transferred to Katsmazov and stays there until March 1944; forced labor in the Zherminka camp; survival under harsh conditions; rehabilitation after the war; immigration to Israel...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian

Joint testimony of Avraham Zborowski, born in Czestochowa, Poland in 1921, and Esther Zborowski, born in Czestochowa in 1922, regarding their experiences in the Czestochowa Ghetto and in a HASAG camp

Joint testimony of Avraham Zborowski, born in Czestochowa, Poland in 1921, and Esther Zborowski, born in Czestochowa in 1922, regarding their experiences in the Czestochowa Ghetto and in a HASAG camp Avraham Zborowski: From a traditional family in Czestochowa; his family owns a barley mill; he attends elementary school; he stops his studies and helps his father with the business; activities in the Beitar movement; Outbreak of the war, 1939; deportation to the large Czestochowa Ghetto; Czestochowa Ghetto life; labor at the "Metallurgi" factory; large "Aktion", September 1942; transfer to the small...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Haim Rintovich, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1923, regarding his experiences in Kaunas, the Kaunas Ghetto, Kaufering, Lansberg and Dachau

Testimony

Testimony of Haim Rintovich, born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1923, regarding his experiences in Kaunas, the Kaunas Ghetto, Kaufering, Landsberg and Dachau Childhood in a traditional family; attends Tarbut school for six years; assists his mother in her job in a candy factory. Outbreak of war; 1939; occupation [of Kaunas] by the Red Army, 1940; life [in Kaunas] until summer, 1941; outbreak of war between Germany and the Soviet Union, June 1941; occupation [of Kaunas] by the German Army; deportation to the Kaunas Ghetto; receiving gold and silver from a policeman acquaintance; obtaining a large amount of sugar...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rivka Riva (Yisraelit) Isler, born in Nowogrodek, Poland, 1916, regarding her experiences in Nowogrodek, Warsaw and in the partisans in a forest

Testimony

Testimony of Rivka Riva (Yisraelit) Isler, born in Nowogrodek, Poland, 1916, regarding her experiences in Nowogrodek, Warsaw and in the partisans in a forest Her childhood in Nowogrodek in a traditional family; attends a Polish high school; move to Poland for studies in a nursing school. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape back to Nowogrodek; life under Soviet occupation including work in a hospital; outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, June 1941; German Army occupation of Nowogrodek; deportation to the Nowogrodek Ghetto; Nowogrodek Ghetto life including labor in a workshop; decision by...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chava Eva (Zilkevitz) Openheim, born in Suwalki, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in Suwalki, the Kaunas Ghetto, Stutthof, on a death march and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Chava Eva (Zilkevitz) Openheim, born in Suwalki, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in Suwalki, the Kaunas Ghetto, Stutthof, on a death march and in other places Her childhood in a traditional family; life in a Zionist family including attending a Tarbut school and a Hebrew high school. Outbreak of the war, 1939; Red Army occupation of Suwalki; departure of the Red Army from Suwalki; escape to Lithuania in the footsteps of her sister with help from a Christian farmer; arrival to Kaunas; outbreak of the war [between Germany and the Soviet Union], summer 1941; deportation to the [Kaunas]...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Collective testimony of survivors Kurt Chaim Shternshus, born 1932 [?], Claire Shternshus, born 1936, Yehuda Tenenhaus, born 1928, Yehudit Yeti Elenbogen, born 1922, Joseph Vaserman, born 1930, Regina Kaufman, born 1933, Joseph Fishel Veinberg Carmin, born 1930, and David Bakal, born 1923, all born in Romania, and Yisrael Elenbogen, born in Austria, 1919, regarding the Murafa Ghetto, Transnistria Collective testimony of: Kurt Chaim Shternshus, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1932 [?], Claire Shternshus, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1936, Yehuda Tenenhaus, born in Suceava, Romania, 1928, Yisrael Elenbogen, born in...

Language : Hebrew

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