Was Registered Following the Evacuation/ in the Interior of the Soviet Union
Maria Chizhik was born, 1883 to Mendel. She was married to Lev. Prior to WWII she lived in Smidovich, Russia (USSR). During the war she was in Krymskaya,Krasnodar Kray,Russia (USSR), Russia (USSR). Maria 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.