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Testimony of Tamara (Beilin) Berkovitz, born in Mstislavl, Belorussia in 1927, regarding her experiences in Mstislavl and in hiding in villages

Testimony of Tamara (Beilin) Berkovitz, born in Mstislavl, Belorussia in 1927, regarding her experiences in Mstislavl and in hiding in villages Her family escapes from Mstislavl, 22 June 1941; escape back to Mstislavl, a week later; abuse and rape of young and old women by the Germans; concentration of the Jews in the Technikum; murder of the Jews in killing pits; escape during the murder; wanderings; finding a hiding place in villages among soldiers and partisans, 1941-1945; Move to Moscow, May 1945; life in Moscow; return to Poland; aliya to Israel, 1956; move to Kibbutz Nir David, 1958; death in...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Aharon Lipitz, born in Plonsk, Poland in 1926, regarding his experiences in the ‎ghetto, in Auschwitz and Buna and other camps

Testimony

Testimony of Aharon Lipitz, born in Plonsk, Poland in 1926, regarding his experiences in the ‎ghetto, in Auschwitz and Buna and other camps Family background; studying in a Polish school; life in Przyborowice; Polish refugees return from ‎Germany; outbreak of war; mistreatment of Jews in Plonsk; the Germans arrive and take over his ‎family’s farm and all of their possessions; burial of holy books; forced labor; deportation to the ‎Nowy Dwor Ghetto; transfer of his parents to the Plonsk Ghetto; trading in textiles with peasants; ‎Jewish possessions seized and looted; deportation to Auschwitz Birkenau;...

File Number : 13660

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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File Number : 13649

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

כרמי שרהTestimony of Sara Arzbet Karmi née Yakubovitz, born in 1926 in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, about her experiences in the Mateszalka ghetto, Auschwitz, the Teplice camp, and Theresienstadt

German occupation ensues in 1944; deported to the Mateszalka ghetto in 1944; deported to Auschwitz in 1944; taken to the Teplice camp in 1944; works at an armaments and aircraft manufacturing plant; sent to Theresienstadt in 1945; liberated by Red Army forces in 1945; back to Nyiregyhaza; moves to Budapest and joins an Agudath Israel "kibbutz" in 1946; moves (illegally) to Zagreb; waits approx. two months in 1946; illegal immigration to Eretz Israel aboard the Knesset Israel under Aliya Bet auspices; deported to the "winter camp" in Cyprus in 1946; marries in 1947; immigrates to Eretz Israel in 1947; adjusts to...

File Number : 13513

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom

Testimony

Testimony of Dov Ber Izidor Weiss Levanoni, born in Kerecky, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in Kerecky, Orsowa and Komarom Life with his family [in Kerecky?]; Jewish community life [in Kerecky]; move to Orsowa; life in Orsowa including attending school and learning in a "heder". Hungarian Army occupation [of Orsowa], 1939; draft to the labor battalions before Yom Kippur; transfer to Komarom; camp life including the decree regarding wearing a yellow badge, and forced labor; transfer of the inmates on foot under the supervision of Hungarian Gendarmerie men; escape with a friend; deportation...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chaim Heinrich Heinz Kirsch, born in Berlin, Germany, 1923, regarding his experiences in Berlin, Krakow, Bratislava, Rhodes, Ferramonti and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Chaim Heinrich Heinz Kirsch, born in Berlin, Germany, 1923, regarding his experiences in Berlin, Krakow, Bratislava, Rhodes, Ferramonti and other places His childhood in Berlin, including attending the Kaiser Strasse school [the street location]; membership in the Bachad movement; move to Krakow. Life in Krakow including antisemitism and decree regarding wearing a yellow badge; escape to Bratislava; sets sail on the "Pencho" ship, and travel for seven months; halt of the ship in Hungary and Yugoslavia due to it being illegal; help from the Jewish community to obtain food in Athens; landing of...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Esther Eva (Spiller) Klein, born in Budapest, Hungary, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Kiskoros and more

Testimony

Testimony of Esther Eva (Spiller) Klein, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1926, regarding her experiences in Budapest, Kiskoros and more Life in Budapest until March 1944. Concentration in a school, 16 October [1944?]; labor digging [anti] tank [trenches] near Vacbottyan; delivery [distribution] of protection certificates (Schutzpass) by her mother; tearing up of one of the certificates by an Iron Cross [should be: Arrow Cross] officer, deliberation on whether to give the remaining certificate to her friend in order to save her life; transfer to Swiss protection; deportation to the ghetto; death of her brother;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Rina (Schnitzer) Feinmesser, born in Krakow, Poland, 1937, regarding her experiences in hiding and while using a false identity

Testimony

Testimony of Rina (Schnitzer) Feinmesser, born in Krakow, Poland, 1937, regarding her experiences in hiding and while using a false identity Orphaned. In hiding; life in Poland while using a false identity; rescued by a family.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zvi Hershele Birenbaum, born in Proszowice, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Bedzin, the Kamionka Ghetto, Birkenau, Theresienstadt, Nordhausen and on a death march

Testimony

Testimony of Zvi Hershele Birenbaum, born in Proszowice, Poland, 1923, regarding his experiences in Bedzin, the Kamionka Ghetto, Birkenau, Theresienstadt, Nordhausen and on a death march Childhood orphaned of his father; move to Bedzin with his mother and siblings. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to Lwow; life as a refugee; return to Bedzin; yellow badge; selection [during an Aktion] and rescue of his mother from deportation; deportation to the Kamionka Ghetto; ghetto life including work in a sewing workshop; deportation to Birkenau; camp life including labor in the craftsmen's block as a tailor and a...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Tzvi Schoenfeld, born in Chust, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Chust Ghetto, Auschwitz, Plaszow, Gross, Posen and Zittau

Testimony

Testimony of Tzvi Schoenfeld, born in Chust, Czechoslovakia, 1927, regarding his experiences in the Chust Ghetto, Auschwitz, Plaszow, Gross-Rosen and Zittau From an Orthodox family, attends a Czech elementary school and "heder"; his father makes aliya to Eretz Israel, 1934, and his return to Czechoslovakia. Annexation to Hungary, 1938; Aryanization of Jewish businesses; meeting with and assistance to Polish Jewish refugees; disbelief regarding information about fate of the Jews; draft of his father to labor battalions in Ukraine, 1942; receiving information of his death from typhus; deportation of Chust...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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