[Testimonies given in Vilnius by Jewish refugees from German occupied Poland]
Extent and Medium
1 electronic resource (6 Pages)
Creator(s)
- Forrajter, Jankiel, 1920-
- קאמיטעט צו זאמלן מאטעריאלן וועגן יידישן חורבן אין פוילן 1939
- פארריטער,יאנקל, 1920-
- Committee for collecting material about the destruction of the Jews in Poland, 1939
Scope and Content
Jankiel Forrajter, a 19 year old Jeshiva student from Międzyrzec testifies about his escape from the bombardments by the Nazis. Among other things he witnessed how refugees where shot down with a machine gun out of an airplane and the destruction of villagesand casualties among the civilians of Poland. He gives detailed information about the destruction of the places Kletsk, Siedlce, Biała Podlaska and Międzyrzec.
Statement No 12 /פראטאקאל נומער 12
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Note(s)
Electronic access only
Electronic text and image data. Jerusalem : Yad Vashem 2015
Title viewed 06.06.2016
Subjects
- Jews, Polish--Lithuania--Vilnius--Interviews.
- Jewish refugees--Lithuania--Vilnius--Interviews.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Personal narratives
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945
- Jews--Persecutions--Poland--Warsaw.
- Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
Places
- Kletsk (Belarus)
- Siedlce (Poland)
- Międzyrzec Podlaski (Poland)
- Biała Podlaska (Poland)
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