Hersch A. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Hersch A., who was born in Brzez?h?any, Poland (now Berezhany, Ukraine) in 1931. He recalls Soviet occupation in 1939; German invasion in 1941; his father's arrest and disappearance on Yom Kippur; fleeing with his sister during an Aktion the following Yom Kippur; their capture; his escape (he never saw his sister again); ghettoization; the murder of his two other sisters; hiding with his mother and relatives in a sub-basement; escaping from the ghetto; returning again since no one would help them; and his mother's capture during another escape. Mr. A. recounts hiding near Naraev with help from farmers; returning to Brzez?h?any when it became cold; being hidden by a non-Jewish friend; joining his aunt and a cousin hiding in the forests and with non-Jews; hiding alone in an attic; liberation; living in Italy for four years; and emigrating to the United States with his aunt and uncle. He discusses his amazement that he still believes in God; the difficulty of watching other children play while in hiding; and reluctance to discuss his experiences until he gradually shared them with his daughter's classes.

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