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Memoirs of Pesach Fridberg regarding the Jewish partisan group, Kalinin, in Novogrodek, Poland, 1942

Memoirs of Pesach Fridberg regarding the Jewish partisan group, Kalinin, in Novogrodek, Poland, 1942 Organization of Tuvia Bielski's partisan unit following the murders in Novogrodik, 10 July 1942; receiving help from non-Jews; taking revenge against Sheska Marchinveski and the forester Aleksei Pikta, 20 September 1942; Included in the file: Original liberation certificate of Sima Zamoschik from the Kalinin partisan battalion.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1245

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Survey Report, Original

results.listIds.lang : Russian, Yiddish

Diary written by Jakov Glazmann in the Vilna Ghetto and while in hiding in a village in the area of the Vilna Ghetto, 1941-1944, and photographs [apparently, his family members]

Diary written by Jakov Glazmann in the Vilna Ghetto and while in hiding in a village in the area of the Vilna Ghetto, 1941-1944, and photographs [apparently, his family members] Comments by the submitter of the material: Jakov Glazmann was born in 1911 or 1913; he owned a building materials store; Jakov stayed with his wife and daughter (the submitter of the material), who was born in Vilna, 1937, in the Vilna Ghetto for three years; after the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, the family was transferred to a labor camp that was established there; the family evaded an "Aktion" and escaped to a hiding place...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8626

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Diary

results.listIds.lang : Yiddish

Certificates of honor awarded to Josef Bodnar for his service an Austro-Hungarian Army officer during World War I, and forged certificate of baptism and certificate of marriage used during Bodnar's escape from Nadworna along with his family, during World War II - Two certificates attesting to the raise in rank of Austro-Hungarian Army soldier Josef Bodnar, issued in Vienna, November-December 1915; - Certificate attesting to the awarding of a medal of honor to Austro-Hungarian Army soldier Josef Bodnar, issued in Vienna, 24 January 1917; - Diploma of Law awarded to Joseph Bodnar in Lwow, 04 August...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 1203

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Diploma

results.listIds.lang : Latin, German

Letter of testimony written by Yaakov From in a DP camp in Italy to his brother, Shalom From, in Eretz Israel, 14 November 1945, with testimony regarding his experiences in Rutka, a POW hospital in Bialystok, the Lomza Ghetto, the Zambrow camp and more Life in Lomza including air-raids in September 1939; escape to Rutka with his family; life in Rutka during the German occupation; deportation of the Jews (approximately 1,500 people) to a potato field, and their being forced to lie down on the ground; remaining on the ground until 10:00 the following morning; transfer back to Rutka and their concentration in...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8614

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter of Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Yiddish songs written by Ezriel Kuczynski from Skierniewice, Poland, 1943-1944; personal documentation of the Kuczynski family, 1905-1949

Yiddish poems written by Ezriel Kuczynski from Skierniewice, Poland, 1943-1944; personal documentation of the Kuczynski family, 1905-1949 - Marriage certificate for Ezriel Kuczynski and Dwojra-Gitla Frankensztein issued in Skierniewice, 22 December 1948; - Marriage certificate for Abram Lajzer Kuczynski and Fajga Ruchla Rawicka issued in Skierniewice, 04 June 1947; - Birth certificates for Ezryl Kuczynski, born in Skierniewice, Poland, 24 August 1902, for his parents, Abram Lajzer Kuczynski and Fajga Ruchla (Rawicka) Kuczynski and for other family members, issued in Skierniewice, 1946-1947; -...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 281

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Poems/songs, Death Certificate

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Yiddish

Diary written by Szymon Schwarzbach during his stay in Warsaw while using a false identity, 16 May 1942-04 March 1943

Diary written by Szymon Schwarzbach during his stay in Warsaw while using a false identity, 16 May 1942-04 March 1943 - The diary includes, in part, the writer's thoughts concerning the ideas of the Greek philosopher Epictetus; the last entry in the diary apparently was written a short while before Szymon's detention; after his detention, the diary remained at home and Yehudit took it with herself. Comments by the submitter of the material: Szymon Schwarzbach was born in Skala, circa 1912; he married Yehudit (nee Edelman), who was born in Skala, 1918; he studied history in Warsaw and his wife worked as...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8586

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Diary

results.listIds.lang : Polish, German

Roots research written by Moran Levi, 05 August 2000, regarding her grandmother Rivka (Rosenblum) Levi, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1926

Roots research written by Moran Levi, 05 August 2000, regarding her grandmother Rivka (Rosenblum) Levi, born in Zawiercie, Poland, 1926 The experiences of Grandmother Rivka Levi during the war: Life before the war in Zawiercie. Outbreak of the war; escape to Neuberun; life in Neuberun; escape with the housemaid to a hiding place in her grandfather's factory which had been closed by the Germans; escape with the housemaid to a different hiding place in a cowshed; transfer to the Great Synagogue; deportation to the Gabersdorf camp; life in a camp with women only; labor in a thread factory, and sewing...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 336

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Project

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Memoirs of Khaia Duksztulski born in Vilna, Poland, 1914, regarding her experiences in the Vilna Ghetto, in the "Lukiszki" prison, and in the home of a non-Jewish woman acquaintance outside the ghetto Life before the war; marriage to Yitzhak Bloch; birth of their son Moshe; Outbreak of the war; draft of Yitzhak into the Polish Army; Yitzhak is taken captive by the Germans, and his [subsequent] death; German occupation, 1941; Khaia's detention for violation of the curfew; transfer to the "Lukiszki" prison; release from prison, with the help of paying a bribe to the prison guards; transfer of her brothers...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8551

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs, Personal Documents, Genealogy

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Yiddish

Booklet containing research on the family history (roots) of Adela (Esther Ita) (Gerstman) Frenkel and Chaim Frenkel written by their daughter, Chana (Frenkel) Shtauber, 1990

Booklet containing research on the family history (roots) of Adela (Esther Ita) (Gerstman) Frenkel and Chaim Frenkel written by their daughter, Chana (Frenkel) Shtauber, 1990 Included in the booklet:: - Description of the experiences of Adela and Chaim Frenkel and their family until their aliya to Israel; - Certified testimonial declaration by Adela Frenkel in Pardes Chana, 23 October 1989, regarding her rescue during the war by a Polish woman, Wiktoria Szymanska, later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem and invited by Adela Frenkel to visit Israel, (in Hebrew, with instructions...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8537

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Personal Documents, Testimony, Memoirs, Declaration, Photograph, Booklet(s)

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, Polish

Memoirs of Aizik Isaac Eisen regarding his experiences in the Lwow Ghetto, Jaktorow camp, Janow camp, in hiding in a forest and in Laszki Murowane

Memoirs of Aizik Isaac Eisen regarding his experiences in the Lwow Ghetto, Jaktorow camp, Janow camp, in hiding in a forest and in Laszki Murowane Life before the war with his wife Klara. German occupation and confiscation of Jewish property; deportation to the Lwow Ghetto; deportation to Jaktorow camp; camp life; abuse by the Ukrainian guards; mass murders; description of war crimes committed by Gzymek, the camp commander; transfer back to the Lwow Ghetto; receives information regarding the deportation of his family (his parents, his wife and his son together with his family) to Belzec camp, March 1942;...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 8534

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Memoirs

results.listIds.lang : English

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