An anonymous testimony of a woman, from Sosnowiec, Poland, age 38, regarding her experiences in the Sosnowiec Ghetto

Identifier

5408056

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

O.12/26

Level of Description

File

Languages

Hebrew

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

http://collections1.yadvashem.org/notebook_ext.asp?site=sapir&item=5408056&lang=ENG&menu=1

Extent and Medium

Original

Typewritten copy

Typewritten original

13 pages/frames

12 pages/frames

Creator(s)

Jewish Agency

Acquisition

submitted by: פרלמן

Scope and Content

An anonymous testimony of a woman, from Sosnowiec, Poland, age 38, regarding her experiences in the Sosnowiec Ghetto Life in Sosnowiec during the German occupation; kidnapping of Jews for forced labor; Judenrat activities; Jewish Police activities; murder of Jews by hanging; songs that were sung in the ghetto; experiences of Jewish forced laborers who returned from Germany; deportation of children to forced labor; deportation, early August, 1942. The testimony was recorded during the war.

Subjects

Showcase hanging
Songs
Jewish Police
Judenrat
Forced labor
Exchange agreements
Deportation to extermination camps
Arbeitseinsatz

Places

Sosnowiec,Ghetto

Genre

Testimony

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עדותה של אשה בת 38 מ-Sosnowiec על קורותיה בגטו Sosnowiec