Testimony of Nochum Babikier, born in Zabludow, Poland, 1900, regarding his experiences during the liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto, Part I Start of the liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto, 15-16 August 1943; publishing of announcements in the ghetto regarding the transfer of the ghetto Jews to Lublin; preparations by young people for resistance activities against the Germans; shooting battle between the youth and the Germans; setting fire to the ghetto gate; combat against the Germans and Ukrainians who participated in carrying out the "Aktion" over the course of several days; selection; murder of the patients in the hospital; robbery of Jewish property; abuse; deportation of young people, including the witness, to an unknown destination.