Testimony of Awigdor Nelawitzky regarding his experiences in Wizna

Identifier

3714602

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

M.11/80

Level of Description

File

Languages

Yiddish

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

http://collections1.yadvashem.org/notebook_ext.asp?site=sapir&item=3714602&lang=ENG&menu=1

Extent and Medium

Original

3 pages/frames

Creator(s)

ארכיון מרסיק-טנבוים,BIALYSTOK

Acquisition

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

Scope and Content

Testimony of Awigdor Nelawitzky regarding his experiences in Wizna Occupation of Wizna by the German Army, 24 June 1941; riots against the Jews by Polish gangs; "Aktion" carried out by SS men, 26 June 1941; execution of 16 men; escape of Jews to Lomza, Bialystok and Jedwabne; murder of the Jews of Wizna in Jedwabne; murder of Jews in the Bialystok area, from 01 November 1942; forced labor in the Wizna area for farmers by using Aryan documents; criminal activity of Polish partisans against Jews; liberation of Wizna by the Red Army, 22 May 1944.

Subjects

Places

Bialystok,Bialystok,Bialystok,Poland
Jedwabne,Lomza,Bialystok,Poland
Łomża,Lomza,Bialystok,Poland
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Wizna,Lomza,Bialystok,Poland

Genre

Testimony

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עדותו של אוויגדאר נעלאוויצקי על קורותיו ב-Wizna