Letter of testimony written by Lyusya Gekhman from Dubno regarding the experiences of her family in Krasnoarmeysk and Nemirovka, 1941-1944
In her letter to Ilya Ehrenburg, the child Lyusya Gekhman describes the occupation by the Germans, the taking of Jewish men, among them her father, for forced labor; demands to pay a forced contribution in order to effect the release of 30 men who had been arrested; robberies; order to the Jews to wear the yellow badge in Krasnoarmeysk; establishment of the Krasnoarmeysk Ghetto, late April 1942; closing of the ghetto, 24 May 1942; "Aktions" - murder of Jews from various...
File Number : 61
Type of Material : Testimony, Letter of Testimony, Letter