Larry G. Holocaust testimony

Videotape testimony of Larry G., who was born in Kozyany, Poland (presently Belarus) in 1928, one of five children. He recounts his father's tailor shop; cordial relations with non-Jews; attending Tarbut school, then Catholic school; Soviet invasion; collectivization of his father's store; German invasion; a mass killing; escaping a round-up with his family and others; hiding in an abandoned mill; escaping deeper into the forest when they were discovered; his older brother and sister joining the partisans; stealing food and supplies from farmers; standing guard; constructing bunkers; foraging for food; his bar mitzvah; one sister being killed while on patrol; arrival of Soviet troops; his brother's draft into the Soviet army; living with his uncle for six months; joining his parents in Vidzy; his brother's return after being wounded; traveling to Łódź, then Prague; living in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp; attending school; assistance from HIAS to emigrate with his family to the United States to join relatives; draft into the United States army during the Korean War; and his career as a chef. Mr. G. discusses surviving seemingly impossible conditions in the woods; sharing his experiences with his children, and memories awaking him at night.

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