Testimony of Simcha Burstein, born in Kleszczele, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in Hajnowka, the Pruzinyn Ghetto and in forests in Kleszczele Occupation of Hajnowka by the German Army, 23 June 1941; concentration of Jewish men in the synagogue; murder of the Jews including burning the synagogue; life under the German occupation including yellow badge, anti-Jewish legislation, forced labor paving roads and abuse of the elderly; appointment of a Judenrat; transfer of the local authority to the local mayor; levying of a forced contribution; abuse of members of the Jewish intelligentsia; liquidation of the Jewish community in Hajnowka, 06 August 1941; deportation of the Jews to the Pruzinyn Ghetto; liquidation of the ghetto, 26 January 1943; escape to the forests in Kleszczele.