Was Registered Following the Evacuation/ in the Interior of the Soviet Union
Yelena Arister was born in Pochep, Russia (USSR), 1940 to Aron and Mariya. She was baby. Prior to WWII she lived in Pochep, Russia (USSR). During the war she was in Pochep, Russia (USSR). Yelena was registered following the evacuation/ in the interior of the Soviet Union.
Following the Nazi onslaught on 22 June 1941, about one and a half million Jewish residents of the Soviet Union were evacuated or fled to the interior of the country. They had to leave everything behind and find refuge in difficult conditions of food scarcity, harsh weather and disease.