Testimony of Sara Malka (Bigel) Gantz, born in Leordina, Romania, 1921, regarding her experiences in the Leordina Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau, a forced labor camp in Germany and forests
From a traditional family; life before the war; education; Jewish community; life in various places in Romania; return to Leordina; relations with neighbors.
Murder of relatives by Romanians; German occupation; decrees and abuse; synagogues are turned into warehouses; concentration of the Jews in the synagogue; hiding of valuables; deportation to the Leordina Ghetto; ghetto life including help from non-Jews in smuggling...
Documentation regarding assistance to Jewish intellectuals, demographic and economic problems of the Jews of Romania, persecution of the Jews in the Romanian cities and more
Excerpts from newspapers and books, and correspondence with Dr. Filderman regarding assistance to Jewish intellectuals (See also file no. 24 Sapir P.6/3688628).
Also in the file:
- Report-survey regarding the murder of Legionnaire leaders by order of King Carol II, 02 November 1938 (p. 4-5);
- Article by Dr. Filderman regarding the demographic and economic problems of the Jews of Romania (pp. 14-23) (pp. 24-28), 01 January...