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The testimony of Chaim Berchiyahu Barcher, born in 1933 in Kolomyja, Poland

The testimony of Chaim Berchiyahu Bercher, born in 1933 in Kolomyja, Poland. Childhood in a Hasidic family; Soviet occupation in 1939; German occupation in 1941; riots in the first days of the occupation; decrees; Aktions; establishment of a ghetto in 1942; Aktions; frequent selections; suicide of the head of the Judenrat; escape to Tluste during Hanukkah 1942; transfer to an agricultural farm in Holowczynce; Aktionin June 1943; transfer to Tluste for warehouse labor; attack by Bandra people on Purim 1944; liberation by the Red Army in March 1944; return to Krakow; manifestations of anti-Semitism; smuggled...

File Number : 13389

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Norbert Weinstein, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1929, regarding his experiences in the Cernauti Ghetto and his deportation to Transnistria

Testimony

Testimony of Norbert Weinstein, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1929, regarding his experiences in the Cernauti Ghetto and his deportation to Transnistria His childhood in a traditional family with an orientation toward German culture; rise in nationalism and the weakening of personal security. German occupation of Poland, 1939; refugees from Poland; confiscation of valuables; Soviet occupation, 22 June 1940; Soviet education; German and Romanian occupation, and the Soviets flee, 1941; decrees and bans; deportation to the Cernauti Ghetto; Cernauti Ghetto life including overcrowding; preparations for his...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Herta (Merlaub) Zalman, born in Suceava, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and the Shargorod Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Herta (Merlaub) Zalman, born in Suceava, Romania, 1926, regarding her experiences in Suceava, Transnistria, Atachi, Mogilev-Podolski and the Shargorod Ghetto Life in Suceava before the war; Zionist, traditional family. Transfer of the family's business to a non-Jewish trustee, 1940; termination of studies, 1940; deportation to Transnistria, autumn 1941; transfer to Atachi; crosses a river; transfer to Mogilev-Podolski; transfer to the Shargorod Ghetto; Shargorod Ghetto life in the home of a local Jew; receives help from the Jew; barters clothing in exchange for food; typhus and hepatitis...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof

Testimony

Testimony of Rivka (Beilitz) Charmac, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, Varenai, camps in Estonia and Stutthof Life before the war; attends a Jewish school. German occupation, June 1941; deportation to the Vilna Ghetto, summer 1941; escape to Varenai with help from a Polish farmer; return to Vilna; deportation to Estonia, early 1943; life in various camps including labor laying railroad tracks and mining; transfer to Stutthof, 1944; liberation by the British Army, May 1945. Life in Neustadt Holstein; marriage; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Klein, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1934, regarding his experiences in Mogilev-Podolski, Atachi and Dzhurin

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Klein, born in Cernauti, Romania, 1934, regarding his experiences in Mogilev-Podolski, Atachi and Dzhurin Only son in a liberal traditional liberal in Cernauti. German occupation, July 1941; restrictions on the Jews; deportation to the Cernauti Ghetto; ghetto life; deportation to Transnistria, October 1941; transfer to Mogilev-Podolski; transfer to Atachi; transfer to Dzhurin; life with his mother in a local hospital; labor of his father breaking rocks; death of his father, 15 Heshvan, October-November 1942; retreat of the Germans; liberation by the Red Army, March 1944. Return to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

[Placard] calling on the public to participate in a meeting at the kosher dining room, posted by the Chesed shel Emet Society

File Number : 1241

Type of Material : Announcement

Language : Yiddish

Newspaper obituary notice regarding the funeral of Hersch Silberstein [Zilbersztejn], who died on 17/04/1939, and a letter from the Red Cross organization announcing that they have no information regarding Silberstein family members who perished during the Holocaust, dated, 1963 - Newspaper obituary notice regarding the funeral of Hersh Silberstein [Zilbersztejn], who died on 17/04/1939; - Letter sent to Fruma Litvin by the Red Cross organization in London, announcing that they have no information regarding the following people [her relatives]: Chasha Silberstein, born in 1882; her children Moise, Jacob...

File Number : 1375

Type of Material : Personal Records, Genealogy, Obituary

Language : English, Yiddish

Testimony of Chanoch Goldshtein, born in 1934 in Bucharest, Romania, about his experiences as a boy in Pascani and Suceava

Testimony

Testimony of Chanoch Goldshtein, born in 1934 in Bucharest, Romania, about his experiences as a boy in Pascani and Suceava Parents move from Pascani to Bucharest due to mother's state of health; witness born in a Jewish hospital in Bucharest and back to Pascani; childhood in Pascani; antisemitic manifestations; sister dies; Jewish communit supports the poor population; earthquake in 1940; father sent to a labor camp; deportation; bombardments; the yellow star edit; living in an empty apartment in Falticieni; attending a Jewish school; deportation to Suceava; father returns from labor camp; brother born; sent...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ephraim Glikman, born in Bacesti, Romania in 1938, regarding his experiences as a boy in the home of a non-Jewish woman in Roman

Testimony

Testimony of Ephraim Glikman, born in Bacesti, Romania in 1938, regarding his experiences as a boy in the home of a non-Jewish woman in Roman Life before the war; relations between Jews and non-Jews; move to Roman with the members of the family, including the grandfather; birth of sister in 1940; father deported to a labor camp; Allied air raids on the region; escape with the family to the home of a non-Jewish woman; establishment of a German headquarters in the yard of the home; relations between the soldiers of the German headquarters and the family; suffering from economic hardship; liberation by the Red...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Miriam Fridman née Rand, born in Sculeni, Romania, in 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in Vatra Dornei, Atachi, and an orphanage in Mogilev Podolsk

Testimony

Testimony of Miriam Fridman née Rand, born in Sculeni, Romania, in 1934, regarding her experiences as a child in Vatra Dornei, Atachi, and an orphanage in Mogilev Podolski Childhood in Vatra Dornei; Jewish refugees from Poland reach her location; assaults on Jews; anti-Jewish legislation in 1940; deportation to Transnistria via Atachi; transfer to Mogilev Podolski in autumn 1941; suffering from disease and hunger; life in an orphanage; observing festivals; partisans’ activity; liberation by Red Army forces in March 1944; back to Vatra Dornei; illegal aliya to Eretz Israel aboard the “Jewish State”; detention...

File Number : 13829

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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