From "Jerushalayim d'Lita" and back (Wilno, "Jerusalem of Lithuania")

Identifier
irn502768
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1992.A.0022
  • RG-02.046
Dates
1 Jan 1987 - 31 Dec 1988
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502768

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • William Z. Good

Biographical History

William Good, formerly Vovka Gdud, was born in the village of Stolpce, Poland, on 24 Apr. 1924. He later moved with his family to Niemenzyzn, Poland, near Wilno. He was educated in various Jewish schools in the area of Wilno, Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania). His mother and brother were killed by the Russians during the Holocaust. Good and his father survived by hiding in the forests and in the homes of non-Jewish Poles.

Archival History

William Z. Good

Acquisition

The testimony was written by William Good during 1987 and 1988. A copy was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on 27 Jan. 1992 via Susan Morgenstein of the Museum's Special Exhibitions Department.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of a survivor testimony entitled "From 'Jerusalayim d'Lita' and back (Wilno, 'Jerusalem of Lithuania')" written by William Z. Good. The testimony describes Good's experience as a child in Niemenczyn, Soviet Union; persecution by Poles; his narrow escape from an execution in Ponary; hiding in the forest and in the homes of Poles during the Holocaust; and his return to Wilno, Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania) and Niemenczyn after 43 years. Also included are several photocopies of Gdud family photographs through the years and an article from a Russian-language newspaper in Vilnius, Lithuania, concerning his return to Wilno. The article is accompanied by an English translation.

People

  • Kopelowicz, Chana.
  • Good, William Z.
  • Good, Pearl.
  • Paszkowska, Felicja.
  • Gdud, Dov Ber.

Corporate Bodies

  • Soviet Union. People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD)

Subjects

  • Jews--Lithuania--History--20th century.
  • Stolpce (Poland)
  • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
  • Executions and executioners.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • Nemenčinė (Lithuania)
  • Paneriai (Lithuania)
  • Jewish way of life.
  • Antisemitism.
  • Rabbis.
  • Hiding places.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Zionism--Associations, institutions, etc.
  • Holocaust survivors.
  • Escapes.
  • Physicians.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.