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Testimony of Mirka (Klaver) Zaklikovski, born in Lodz, Poland, 1927, regarding the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and other camps, 1940-1945

Testimony

Childhood before the war; Outbreak of the war; arrival of refugees from Czechoslovakia and Germany; restrictions; deportation to the ghetto; curfew; forced labor; taking of her father to forced labor; "Aktions"; public hangings of Jews; escapes from the ghetto; cultural life in the ghetto; liquidation of the ghetto; transfer to labor camps in Germany; working in a weapons factory; reasonable treatment by the Germans; liberation by the British Army; Rebuilding life after the war; aliya to Israel, 1949.

File Number : 13855

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tzafrir Shteir Sara, born in Bedzin, Poland, in 1930 regarding the Srodula ghetto and regarding the Peterswaldau camp

Childhood before the war; programming aliya to Israel; aliya of the two brothers ; confiscation of family businesses; outbreak of the war; burning the synagogue and houses of Jews; deportation to ghetto; forced labor; murder of the father; "aktions"; deportation of the mother and sister to Auschwitz Birkenau; deportation of the witness with her sister to Peterswaldau; help of the German female commander; liberation by the Russians; escape to the American side; rehabilitation of life after the war; aliya to Israel in 1946

File Number : 13661

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shlomo Feldshtein, born in Przeworsk, Poland, in 1934, regarding his hiding with a Polish farmer in Grzeska between 1942-1944

Testimony

-Childhood before the war; relations with the local population; outbreak of the war; life until 1942; "Aktion"; escape of the family to the forest following a warning they got from a farmer; hiding with the farmer for 2 years 1942-1944; leaving the hiding place with the approach of the Russians; leaving Poland; reconstruction of life after the war; emigration to Israel; exile to Cyprus; Aliya back to Israel

File Number : 13758

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zipora Kohn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1926, regarding her experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Stutthof, Groden and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Zipora Kohn, born in Lodz, Poland, 1926, regarding her experiences in Lodz, the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Stutthof, Groden and other places Her childhood in an Orthodox, religious family including attending a Hebrew school and Zionist activities. Outbreak of the war, 1939; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz Ghetto life including labor in workshops; distribution of food; "Aktion" against children; arrival of Jewish refugees from Germany; lack of knowledge regarding [the fate of] the Jews in camps; liquidation of the ghetto, summer 1944; deportation to Auschwitz with her sister; camp life...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Bracha Bronia (Kleinman) Freiberg Bendori, born in Siedliszcze, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in Siedliszcze, in hiding and in Lublin

Testimony

Testimony of Bracha Bronia (Kleinman) Freiberg Bendori, born in Siedliszcze, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in Siedliszcze, in hiding and in Lublin Her childhood including attending a Polish school and learning in a "heder"; orphaned at the age of 4; attitude of the Polish population until the outbreak of the war. Red Army occupation of Siedliszcze; German Army occupation of Siedliszcze; life under German occupation including the imposition of anti-Jewish restrictions, acts of abuse, curfew, informing on and the murder of Jews; escape of her older brothers to the Soviet Union; activities of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Meir Bendori, born in Niepolomice, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Niepolomice, the Krakow Ghetto, Mauthausen and Gusen

Testimony

Testimony of Meir Bendori, born in Niepolomice, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in Niepolomice, the Krakow Ghetto, Mauthausen and Gusen His childhood in a Zionist, traditional family including attending Hebrew schools; activities in Zionist youth organizations; sports activities; coordination of self-defense against the Endeks; help to Jewish refugees from Germany; Kristallnacht. Outbreak of the war, September 1939; German Army occupation of Niepolomice; life under German occupation including the imposition of anti-Jewish restrictions, acts of physical abuse against Jews and forced labor;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ruth Heilman, born in Sosnowiec, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Katowice, the Sosnowiec Ghetto, Srodula, in hiding and in other places

Testimony

Testimony of Ruth Heilman, born in Sosnowiec, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in Katowice, the Sosnowiec Ghetto, Srodula, in hiding and in other places Her childhood; move to Katowice, 1929; life in Katowice including attending a school; attends a Polish high school; musical education and activities in Hanoar Hatzioni; displays of antisemitism before the war; help to Jewish refugees before the war; move back to Sosnowiec, 1939. Outbreak of the war; escape in a convoy to Katowice; burning of synagogues; move back to Sosnowiec; life in the Jewish area in Sosnowiec including acts of abuse on Jews and...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Michael Goldberg, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1939, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, in hiding, using a false identity and in Otwock

Testimony

Testimony of Michael Goldberg, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1939, regarding his experiences in Warsaw, in hiding, using a false identity and in Otwock His childhood in a well-to-do, secular home with an affinity to Zionism. Deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; life in hiding; their house is set on fire; escape; finds certificates on the street; life while using a false identity, until the end of the war; draft of his father to forced labor in Germany; life in hiding while hidden by Poles in exchange for payment; rescue and help by German soldiers; his father's return. Move back to Poland after the war; life...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Dov Ber Tesler, born in Barsana, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Barsana, the Berbesti Ghetto, Auschwitz, Jawischowitz, Buchenwald and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Dov Ber Tesler, born in Barsana, Romania, 1924, regarding his experiences in Barsana, the Berbesti Ghetto, Auschwitz, Jawischowitz, Buchenwald and other places His childhood in an Orthodox religious family; activities in Bnei Akiva; meets refugees from Czechoslovakia and Poland; help to the refugees. Hungarian Army occupation of Barsana, 1938; life under Hungarian occupation including the imposition of restrictions and decrees; receives knowledge regarding the fate of the Jews; his brother's escape to the Soviet Union; work as a tailor's apprentice; deportation to the Berbesti Ghetto;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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