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Testimony of Yanina Hesheles Altman, born in Lwow, Poland in 1931, regarding her experiences ‎in Janowska camp and her rescue by the Zegota organization

Testimony of Yanina Hesheles Altman, born in Lwow, Poland in 1931, regarding her experiences ‎in Janowska camp and her rescue by the Zegota organization Her father was a Zionist journalist; outbreak of the war in September 1939; father’s escape to ‎Romania; his temporary detention in a Russian prison; the German occupation in June 1941; ‎pogrom carried out by Ukrainians in which her father was murdered; establishment of the Lwow ‎Ghetto; Aktions; hanging of the Judenrat leaders; failed attempt to hide with Christian families; ‎mother’s work at the Jewish hospital; liquidation of the ghetto; mother escapes to...

File Number : 13680

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tzila Tzipa (Shnitzer) Lebert, born in Obsza, Poland in 1932, regarding her experiences in Obsza, in Lubaczow, in the Josefow Ghetto and in the homes of farmers

Testimony of Tzila Tzipa (Shnitzer) Lebert, born in Obsza, Poland in 1932, regarding her experiences in Obsza, in Lubaczow, in the Josefow Ghetto and in the homes of farmers Her childhood in Obsza; German occupation, 1939; escape to Lubaczow; escape back to her family's home; deportation to the Josefow Ghetto; she uses a forged document with the name Tzeslawa Rudnik; escape to an acquaintance who is a farmer, and work in his home; deportation from the farmer's home, and she escapes back to the Jozefow Ghetto; escape without a clear direction; she meets a farmer and works in his home; life in the farmer's...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shaul Max Lamberg, born in Raducaneni, Romania, 1929, regarding his experiences in Husi and as a forced laborer for the Romanian Army

Testimony

Testimony of Shaul Max Lamberg, born in Raducaneni, Romania, 1929, regarding his experiences in Husi and as a forced laborer for the Romanian Army Outbreak of the war; deportation to Husi together with his family; daily subsistence, 1940; help from the Judenrat and the JDC; forced labor for the Romanian Army; survival together with his family; treatment by the local population; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Raducaneni; life under the Communist regime, until 1964; aliya to Israel, 1964.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ben Barnea, born in Dorohoi, Romania, 1934, regarding his experiences in Dorohoi, Transnistria, the Mogilev Ghetto and the Tropova Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Ben Barnea, born in Dorohoi, Romania, 1934, regarding his experiences in Dorohoi, Transnistria, the Mogilev Ghetto and the Tropova Ghetto His childhood with his family; persecution of Jews, 1941-1944. Deportation to Transnistria; death march; life in Transnistria; Mogilev Ghetto life; Tropova Ghetto life. Zionist activities in the context of Hashomer Hatzair; aliya to Israel, 1948.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Erich Honig, born in Radauti, Romania, 1921, regarding his experiences in Radauti, Transnistria and the Kopaygorod Ghetto

Testimony

Testimony of Erich Honig, born in Radauti, Romania, 1921, regarding his experiences in Radauti, Transnistria and the Kopaygorod Ghetto His childhood. Persecution of Jews, 1941-1944; deportation to Transnistria; death march; life in Transnistria; Kopaygorod Ghetto life including forced labor clearing snow; mortality [of inmates] due to typhus disease, cold and hunger. Repatriation; Zionist activities in the context of Hanoar Hatzioni; aliya to Israel, 1964.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zipora Pina (Simon) Eidelstein, born in Garlele Gazariei, 1937, Romania, regarding her experiences in Gazariei, Bacau and Moinesti

Testimony

Testimony of Zipora Pina (Simon) Eidelstein, born in Garlele Gazariei, 1937, Romania, regarding her experiences in Gazariei, Bacau and Moinesti Life in Gazariei; increase in antisemitism. Harrassment of Jews, 1940; deportation of the Jews of Gazariei, including her family, to Moinesti, 1943; transfer to Bacau, 1943; transfer of her father to forced labor; receiving medical help from a Romanian Army physician who risked his life to save Eidelstein from becoming disabled; liberation, 1944. Move to Moinesti, 1945; aliya [to Eretz Israel?] of her brother and sister through Youth Aliyah, 1947; life under...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Grau, born in Stanislawow, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Zbaraz, Kuty, Cernauti, Bucharest and Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Grau, born in Stanislawow, Poland, 1930, regarding his experiences in Zbaraz, Kuty, Cernauti, Bucharest and Israel Life under Soviet rule, 1939; Romanian-Hungarian occupation, 1941; move to Zbaraz due to fear of the "Aktions" and murder of Jews, 1941; move back to Kuty; hides in a cellar due to fear during the "Aktion" in Kuty, 1942; coordination by families to escape to Romania; escape to Cernauti, 1942; detention by the Romanians, 1942; release [with help] by a Jewish family in Cernauti; deportation of his grandmother and uncles to Poland, 1942; [life in a] Jewish orphanage, 1942; move...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tova Gita (Iting) Himelfarb, born in Siauliai, Lithuania, 1929, regarding her experiences in Siauliai, Okmian, Stutthof, in hiding and in Lodz and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Tova Gita (Iting) Himelfarb, born in Siauliai, Lithuania, 1929, regarding her experiences in Siauliai, Okmian, Stutthof, in hiding and in Lodz and other places Life in Siauliai including attending a Hebrew school. German Army occupation of Siauliai, 1941; murder of men in killing pits, including her father; deportation to the Siauliai Ghetto; labor in an agricultural farm; receives a work certificate for her brother who was 10 years old; deportation to Okmian camp; "Aktion" against children in the camp; murder of children; hides her sister during the "Aktion"; move back to the Siauliai...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ehud Ernst Gewing, born in Leoben, Austria, 1932, regarding his experiences in Leoben, the Shanghai Ghetto, United States and Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Ehud Ernst Gewing, born in Leoben, Austria, 1932, regarding his experiences in Leoben, the Shanghai Ghetto, United States and Israel His childhood in Leoben, 1932-1938. Anschluss, annexation of Austria to Germany; deportation to Italy and then to Shanghai, China, March 1938; Shanghai Ghetto life; attacks by aircraft, 1943-1944; attitude of the Japanese toward the Chinese. Emigration to the United States, July 1948; aliya to Israel, 1951; life in Israel.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chaya Rozsi (Wilhelm) Breznitz, born in Szombathely, Hungary, 1920, regarding her experiences in the Szombathely Ghetto, in Auschwitz and Allendorf camps and in the Dillich area

Testimony

Testimony of Chaya Rozsi (Wilhelm) Breznitz, born in Szombathely, Hungary, 1920, regarding her experiences in the Szombathely Ghetto, in Auschwitz and Allendorf camps and in the Dillich area Life before the war; Dismissal from work; deportation of Jewish males to forced labor in a labor battalion; transfer of the men to the front and losing touch with them; smuggling in of refugees from Austria and Slovakia; German occupation, March 1944; detention of those lacking Hungarian citizenship; deportation to the Szombathely Ghetto; ghetto life; body search for money and jewelry; cruel behavior towards the...

File Number : 13202

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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