Testimony of Leon Kowarski, born in 1932, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, in hiding and as a partisan

Identifier

3714253

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

M.11/140

Level of Description

File

Languages

Yiddish

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

http://collections1.yadvashem.org/notebook_ext.asp?site=sapir&item=3714253&lang=ENG&menu=1

Extent and Medium

Original

2 pages/frames

Creator(s)

ארכיון מרסיק-טננבוים, BIALYSTOK

Acquisition

submitted by: עו"ד מ.טורעק, יו"ר הוועדה היהודית ההסטורית ב-BIALYSTOK

Scope and Content

Testimony of Leon Kowarski, born in 1932, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, in hiding and as a partisan "Aktion" in the Bialystok Ghetto; escape due to fear of the Germans and Ukrainian collaborators; hidden by farmers; in hiding in a forest; joins the partisans in the Bialystok area under the command of Rotczinski; combat as a partisan.

Subjects

"Aktions" in the Ghettos
Escape to forests
Escape from the ghettos
Jewish combat
Partisans - Jews
Youth

Places

Bialystok,Bialystok,Bialystok,Poland
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Genre

Testimony

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עדותו של קאווארסקי לעאן יליד 1932 על קורותיו בגטו Bialystok, במסתור ובשורות הפרטיזנים