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Testimony of Ariela Fulman Harkavi, born in Lodz, Poland, in 1924, regarding her experiences in the ‎Lodz and Warsaw Ghettos, her escape and living under a false identity

Testimony of Ariela Fulman Harkavi, born in Lodz, Poland, in 1924, regarding her experiences in the ‎Lodz and Warsaw Ghettos, her escape and living under a false identity Her childhood in a well-to-do secular family; attendance at a Polish school; antisemitism; ‎occupation by the Germans; her expulsion from secondary school due to “Numerus Clausus” ‎‎(Jewish quotas); torching of the synagogue; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto at the beginning of ‎‎1940; transfer to Warsaw; transfer to the Warsaw Ghetto; studies at the Florence Nightingale ‎School of Nursing in the ghetto; death of her father; life in the...

File Number : 13653

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Personal documentation of David Wertman, born in Radom, Poland, 1915, who emigrated to Brazil, 1936, including postcards he received from a friend in Warsaw, 1948

Personal documentation of David Wertman, born in Radom, Poland, 1915, who emigrated to Brazil, 1936, including postcards he received from a friend in Warsaw, 1948 - Character reference certificate for David Wertman, issued by the Polish police in Kozienice for the Brazilian Embassy, 20 June 1936; - Immunization and wellness certificate for David Wertman, issued in Warsaw for the Brazilian Embassy, 29 September 1936; - Temporary Brazilian identity card for David Wertman issued by the Brazilian Embassy in Warsaw, 30 September 1936; - Polish passport for David Wertman, issued in Kozienice for the trip...

File Number : 1171

Type of Material : Postcard, Passport, Personal Documents

Language : Polish, Portuguese

Testimony of Malka Bakon née Varshavski, born in 1934 in Drohiczyn, Poland, about her experiences as a girl in the Drohiczyn ghetto, in hiding with villagers in the vicinity, and immigration to Eretz Israel in 1944

Life in Drohiczyn; ghettoization; life in hiding with various villagers for a year and a half; liberation by Red Army forces; immigration to Eretz Israel in 1944; rehabilitation and adjustment to life in Eretz Israel.

File Number : 13555

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Miriam Maria (Rozenbaum) Grinberg, born in Radomsk, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in the Radomsk Ghetto, in Warsaw and using a false identity in a village convent in the Warsaw area

Testimony

Testimony of Miriam Maria (Rosenbaum) Grinberg, born in Radomsk, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in the Radomsk Ghetto, in Warsaw and using a false identity in a village convent in the Warsaw area Life in Radomsk and deportation to the Radomsk Ghetto; ghetto life; "Aktion", 1942; her father is a member of the Judenrat; activity of the Polish police and the Jewish police; receiving information from Henryk Wroblewski (later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations) regarding his smuggling her out of the ghetto and being transferred by a woman by train to Warsaw; life in Warsaw; meeting...

File Number : 13335

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tonia (Wolnerman) Kaplan, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, Olkusz, Blechhammer, Gogolin and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Tonia (Wolnerman) Kaplan, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, Olkusz, Blechhammer, Gogolin and other places Life before the war; attends a Polish kindergarten and school. Outbreak of the war; deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; Warsaw Ghetto life including forced labor; behavior of the Polish police and the Germans; attempts to escape from the ghetto; departs on foot including receiving help from Polish farmers; arrival to Olkusz; her father and sister remain in the Warsaw Ghetto; life in Olkusz including labor with her mother and the witness' sister is...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Mordechai Eichel Alon, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, on the Aryan side and in hiding places

Testimony

Testimony of Mordechai Eichel Alon, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1931, regarding his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto, on the Aryan side and in hiding places From a secular family with five children; his father owns a tannery and shoemaking workshop. Encouragement of the oldest son to escape to Tashkent early in the occupation; deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto; loss of their livelihood; typhus and hiding his parents' illness; mortality from starvation; responsibility for supporting the family falls on the three young children; work selling cigarettes; smuggling food into the ghetto; arrest by Polish and German...

File Number : 12787

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of David Teichholtz, born in Slomniki, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in Plaszow, Kielce, Ostrowiec, Auschwitz, Gleiwitz and other places

Testimony

Testimony of David Teichholtz, born in Slomniki, Poland, 1928, regarding his experiences in Plaszow, Kielce, Ostrowiec, Auschwitz, Gleiwitz and other places Life before the war; education; his brother’s activities in Beitar. Outbreak of the war, 1939; illness of his father; German occupation; restrictions on the Jews including the yellow badge; draft of men to forced labor including his brothers; shearing beards of Jews by the SS; Judenrat activities; deportation of his brother to the Gestapo headquarters in Krakow; escape of his brother; deportation of the Jews to an open area; guarding of the Jews by...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Moshe Eintracht, born in Krakow, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Moshe Eintracht, born in Krakow, Poland, 1920, regarding his experiences in Krakow, the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding From a traditional family; attends a Polish school; joins Bnei Akiva. German occupation; deportation to the Krakow Ghetto, 1941; ghetto life including work in a garage and detention; deportation of his parents to Belzec; murder of his parents; deportation in the direction of Auschwitz; escape and return to Krakow; life being hidden by a Polish friend; liberation by the Red Army, January 1945. Bnei Akiva activities; aliya to Israel, 1948; enlists in the IDF; marriage and...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zila Celina (Rozenblit) Akner, born in Jaroslaw, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in the Jaroslaw Camp, Mosty Wielkie Ghetto, in hiding, Plaszow and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Zila Z--- (Rozenblit) Akner, born in Jaroslaw, Poland, 1924, regarding her experiences in the Jaroslaw Ghetto, Mosty Wielkie Ghetto, in hiding, Plaszow and other places Life before the war; attends a Jewish school; aliya attempt to Eretz Israel; move to Lwow, 1938. Soviet occupation; German occupation, 1941; concentration of the Jews in the police station; injury of her father; deportation to the Lwow Ghetto; ghetto life including labor in a mending workshop; her father's work on the Judenrat; the Large "Aktion", October 1942; hidden by a Polish woman within the ghetto; transfer to the Mosty...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Chana (Goldfinger) Windstrauch, born in Jordanow, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding; memoirs written, 1939-1945

Memoirs of Chana (Goldfinger) Windstrauch, born in Jordanow, Poland, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and in hiding; memoirs written, 1939-1945 Her memoirs are copied from scraps of paper on which she wrote her diary while in forests during the war; marriage to Yitzchak Windstrauch, 15 September 1940; escape from the [Krakow] Ghetto with her family, 26 August 1941; in hiding with her family in the home or Polish acquaintances who lived in the vicinity, for several days; in hiding in forests; wanderings; in hiding in an attic in the home of Polish farmers; in hiding in pits; in hiding in...

File Number : 7327

Type of Material : Diary, Memoirs

Language : Polish

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