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Memoirs of Matityahu Mati Rosen, born in Rozan, Poland, 1931, regarding the experiences of his family in Gaworowo, Rozan and Makow, and escape to the Soviet area

Memoirs of Matityahu Mati Rosen, born in Rozan, Poland, 1931, regarding the experiences of his family in Gaworowo, Rozan and Makow, and escape to the Soviet area Outbreak of the war and escape of the family to Gaworowo; occupation of Gaworowo and concentration of the Jews between the ages of 18 and 50 in the center of the city; deportation of his father to a camp with the Jews and Poles who had defended the city; release of his father from the detention camp thanks to a Polish Army uniform thrown to him by the Polish Army soldier (the Poles were released approximately two weeks later); invasion of the...

File Number : 8645

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Yisrael Klein, born in Radomysl, Poland, 1926, regarding his experiences in Radomysl, in hiding in the forest and being hidden by farmers, in Paleniec, in a commune of Jews hiding in the forests, as Red Army soldier and more Life before the war including the ultra-Orthodox way of life of his family. German occupation, 08 September 1939; hiding with his father in the attic during the concentration of the Jewish men in the municipal market; confinement of the Jews in the church without food or water for several days; murder of many Jews by shooting; transfer of the wounded to German military...

File Number : 8636

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Memoir book belonging to Friedl Gutman, with farewells, dedications and poems written to her by inmates who were in detention with her in Gross Sarne camp, 1942-1943, in Gross Masselwitz camp, August-September 1943, and in Freiburg camp, May 1944 The memoir book was created in Gross Sarne, 1942; it was made of tin and decorated with a Jewish star and a title relating to its place of creation: "RAB Lager Gross Sarne, 1942"; one of the dedications was written by her brother Emanuel, 19 March 1942; the inscriptions from Gross Sarne camp were written, 13 March 1942-02 March 1943; the inscriptions from Gross...

File Number : 1206

Type of Material : Personal Records, Drawing, Memoirs, Memoir Book

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, English, German

Memoirs of Chaim Reichert, born in Golina, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Jordanow, in hiding in a forest, in prison in Krakow, in Rensdorf and Auschwitz camps, and in other places

Memoirs of Chaim Reichert, born in Golina, Poland, 1907, regarding his experiences in Jordanow, in hiding in a forest, in prison in Krakow, in Rensdorf and Auschwitz camps, and in other places Life in Golina during German Army air-raids on the municipality building; escape to Sompolno with his family; life in Sompolno; German Army occupation; imposition of restrictions on the Jews; confiscation of the kerosene and gasoline store owned by Chaim Reichert; receives information regarding the murder of his family members in Golina; eviction of the family from their apartment; concentration in the center of the...

File Number : 8570

Type of Material : Memoirs, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

Personal documents, including correspondence between Joel Rybak and his family, and a Red Cross letter sent by Mirjam and Rachel Grosfeld in Eretz Israel to their mother Nuta Grosfeld in Bedzin; documents dated, 1932-1941 Included in the file: - Letters sent by Joel Rybak from Rowne to his sister Mirjam in Eretz Israel, 1932-1935; - Letters sent by Joel Rybak from the "Owadja" (Ovadia) aliya training "kibbutz" in Slawkow to his sister Mirjam and her husband Avraham Kreizer, 1936-1937; - Postcard sent by Joel Rybak from Slawkow to his father Aron in Rowne; - Letters and postcards sent by Aron and...

File Number : 2019

Type of Material : Letter, Postcard, Red Cross Letter, Personal Documents

Language : Polish, English, Yiddish

Questionnaire regarding the experiences of Lejser Matz during the Holocaust

Questionnaire regarding the experiences of Lejser Matz during the Holocaust Lejser Matz, born in Vilna, Poland, 1929: Deportation to the Vilna Ghetto with his family, July 1942; his parents, one brother and two sisters were shot in his presence; transfer to the Ponary labor camp; transfer to Tallinn, Estonia, October 1943; forced labor; transfer to Buchenwald (Germany); liberation in Buchenwald by the US Army. Arrival at the Wolfratshausen DP camp, 12 November 1945.

File Number : 51

Type of Material : Questionnaire, Record of Survivors, Record of Deportees

Language : English

Testimony of Sara Avni Veinshtein, born in 1926 in Białystok, Poland, about deportation to Kazakhstan in 1940, internment in camps in Siberia, and forced labor in Ukraine during the war

Childhood and family in Białystok and Orla; deportation to Kazakhstan in 1940; sent to labor camps in Siberia and then to forced labor in Ukraine; hunger; diseases including typhus; illegal immigration to Eretz Israel in 1946; deportation to Cyprus, immigration to Eretz Israel; adjustment to life in Eretz Israel.

File Number : 13581

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Vitzner, born in 1926 in Nowy Sacz, Poland, about his deportation to the Płaszów camp and other camps

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Vitzner, born in 1926 in Nowy Sacz, Poland, about his deportation to the Płaszów camp and other camps Childhood in Nowy Sacz; family life; deportation to the Płaszów camp; foarcd labor; transferred to the Bergsozoi camp; liberation; immigration to Eretz Israel in 1946.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Letters sent from Germany and Poland to Avraham Wajntraub in Eretz Israel by his friends, who were originally from Miedzyrzec, Poland, 1947-1948, and a book titled, "Miedzyrzec People - Workers and Revolutionaries", including information collected by Avraham Wajntraub Gafni regarding members of the Miedzyrzec community Letters (original copies): - Letters sent by Mosze Flastersztejn from Niemcza to Avraham Wajntraub in Eretz Israel, 28/12/1947-07/02/1948 (Flastersztejn was deported to Majdanek, Skarzysko Kamienna, Buchenwald and other camps during the war); - Letter sent by Szejndla Miller from...

File Number : 1838

Type of Material : Memoirs, Documentary, Letter, Names

Language : Hebrew, Polish

Testimony of Mordekhai Teitelbaum born in 1927 in Ostrołęka, Poland, about his experiences in Ostrołęka, escape to the Soviet Union, to Lomzha, and evacuation to Gryazi and the Kemerovo area

Testimony

Childhood in Ostrołęka; community life; attending synagogue on Sabbaths; attending a Jewish elementary school; father dies in 1935; war with Germany breaks out in September 1939; family escapes to Ostrów Mazowiecka; lives in a synagogue; German occupation ensues; German soldiers enter town; curfew; order to leave town and live elsewhere; back to Ostrołęka; escaping to the east; slipping into Belorussia, Soviet Union; reaching Lomzha; living in a synagogue; receiving Soviet citizenship; transport by rail to Russia via Belostok; reaching Gryazi; mother works in a factory; witness attends a Russian elementary...

File Number : 13379

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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