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Language of Description: German
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Country: Israel

  1. Joint testimony of A. Rozenberg, born in Bialystok, Poland, and Abrasza Gerszuni, born in Bialystok, Poland, regarding Zelig Iglewicz, born in Szczuczyn, Poland, a member of the Revolt and Resistance movement in the Bialystok Ghetto

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground
    • IGLEWICZ ZELIG

    Joint testimony of A. Rozenberg, born in Bialystok, Poland, and Abrasza Gerszuni, born in Bialystok, Poland, regarding Zelig Iglewicz, born in Szczuczyn, Poland, a member of the Revolt and Resistance movement in the Bialystok Ghetto Assistance activities for Soviet POWs found in the area of the Polish Army 10th regiment near Bialystok; rescue activities and assistance to POWs carried out as part of the activities of an underground cell comprised of four underground members (Judyta, the Comsomol organization); arrest of Iglewicz by the Germans, torture; release; Iglewicz was wanted by the Ge...

  2. Testimony of Simcha Bursztejn, born in Kleszczele, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Bryansk and in forests

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Simcha Bursztejn, born in Kleszczele, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Bryansk and in forests Occupation of Bryansk by the German Army, 24 June 1941; life in Bryansk including decrees, abusive acts and murder of Jews; desecration of the memorial for Lenin put up in Bryansk, 1940; anti-Jewish decrees imposed on the Jews by the Polish mayor, Dr. Danbrausky and the police chief, Pietshak; displays of antisemitism against the Jews; forced labor paving roads and digging trenches; murder of Moshe Klimentausky, the Jew, for possessing a radio; establishment of the Bryansk Gh...

  3. Testimony of Simcha Bursztejn, born in Kleszczele, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Drohiczyn

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Simcha Bursztejn, born in Kleszczele, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Drohiczyn Occupation of Drohiczyn by the German Army, 22 June 1942; murder of 31 Jewish men; life under the German occupation including anti-Jewish legislation, forced labor and yellow badge; appointment of Szwab, the teacher, as mayor; establishment of the Drohiczyn Ghetto, April 1942; smuggling of food items into the ghetto; "Aktion" conducted by the Gestapo, 02 November 1942; murder of Jews; escape of Jews from the ghetto; deportation of the Jews to the Semiatycze Ghetto; deportation of the Jews...

  4. Testimony of Vorsh regarding the experiences of the Jews in Narwa, Bialowieze, the Bielsk Podlaski Ghetto and Bialystok

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Vorsh regarding the experiences of the Jews in Narwa, Bialowieze, the Bielsk Podlaski Ghetto and Bialystok Occupation of Narwa by the German Army, 1941; deportation of the Jews of Zabludow to Narwa; levying of a forced contribution in Bialowieze by the Gestapo; deportation of the [unemployed?] Jews to Pruzana; murder of Jews; deportation of the rest of the Jews to the Bielsk Podlaski Ghetto, 01 October 1942; transfer of the Jews to Bialystok; escape.

  5. Testimony of Jan Dolinski, the Pole, regarding the fate of the Jews of Goniadz

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Jan Dolinski, the Pole, regarding the fate of the Jews of Goniadz "Aktion" in Goniadz, June 1941; murder of 116 Jews by Gestapo men and members of the gendarmerie; pointing out the site of the mass graves; deportation of the Jews of Goniadz to Grajewo, 01 November 1942; protocol of a deliberation in a Bialystok court including an admission by Dolinski, the mayor of Goniadz, regarding the fact that there were no camps in Goniadz, 29 September 1945.

  6. "16 Days in Hiding": Report by an unknown author regarding his experiences in hiding in Grodno

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    "16 Days in Hiding": Report by an unknown author regarding his experiences in hiding in Grodno Liquidation of the Grodno Ghetto under the command of Kurt Wiese and Erich Schott, the Gestapo men, February-12 March 1943; life in hiding including a detailed description of the hiding place; collaboration of the Polish and Belorussian police with the Germans in discovering hiding places of Jews; capture of the Jews in hiding; escape of the author; the author's transfer to Bialystok.

  7. Testimony of Mala Polonska, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Wolkowysk, Warsaw, Germany and other places

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Mala Polonska, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1923, regarding her experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Wolkowysk, Warsaw, Germany and other places Escape from the Bialystok Ghetto to Wolkowysk, 1943; arrest of members of the Wolkowysk community; murder of the members of the Wolkowysk community who were arrested; "Aktion" on Yom Kippur by the Gestapo in Wolkowysk, 09 October 1943; escape to Warsaw by using a Soviet identity card; arrest; transfer to prison; meeting with Jewish inmates in the prison; prison life including morbidity; murder of 182 Jews in Nowosiolek, 15 April 1942; de...

  8. Reports written about the Vilna Ghetto and the Bialystok Ghetto, 1943

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Reports written about the Vilna Ghetto and the Bialystok Ghetto, 1943 1. Excerpt from a report written by the Bialystok Judenrat for the Gestapo regarding the employment of Jews in the ghetto, 02 April 1943, and evacuation, February 1943; Note: One page; the excerpt is a copy of the original material dug up from deep in the ground and taken out of the ghetto. 2. Report written, apparently by Hermann Adler in Budapest, Hungary (after he escaped from Warsaw, Poland), regarding Mordechaj Tenenbaum, the Hechalutz movement, and activities of Anton Schmidt in the Vilna Ghetto, November 1943. Note...

  9. Testimony of Meir Markewitz, born in Lomza, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trzcianne, Bogusze and in hiding

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Meir Markewitz, born in Lomza, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trzcianne, Bogusze and in hiding Occupation of Trzcianne by the German Army, 26 June 1941; "Aktion"; murder of Jews by the Gestapo; burial of those murdered in a mass grave; forced labor; deportation of the Jews to the Bogusze camp; life in Bogusze for three months; transfer to Treblinka; murder of Jews in gas chambers in Treblinka; escape with his family; life being hidden by a farmer, including morbidity; liberation by the Red Army, 12 August 1944.

  10. Testimony of Feigel (Rosenstein) Golombek, born in Stawiski, Poland, 1915, regarding her experiences in Kolno

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Feigel (Rosenstein) Golombek, born in Stawiski, Poland, 1915, regarding her experiences in Kolno Abuse and murder of approximately 30 Jews in Kolno by Polish farmers; names of those murdered; rape of young Jewish women; destruction of Lenin's statue in the Kolno square, 05 July 1941; burial of the statue in the Jewish cemetery; beating of Jews by Poles during the burial of the statue; deportation of Jewish youth to labor [camps], 15 July 1941; the fate of the youth is unknown; deportation of the parents of the youth to Bogusze by Gestapo men; murder of the parents by shooting; ...

  11. Report by Szymon Datner from Wizna, Poland, regarding the fate of the Jews of Wizna

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Report by Szymon Datner from Wizna, Poland, regarding the fate of the Jews of Wizna Air-raids on houses in Wizna by German aircraft, 22 June 1941; burning of houses including Jewish houses; occupation of Wizna by the German Army, 22 June 1941; chasing after the Jews hiding in the fields and swamps by Polish fascists; abuse of Jews by Poles; murder of Jews by Poles; names of the Polish murderers; names of those murdered; arrival of Gestapo men in Wizna, 26 June 1941; murder of Jewish men outside the city; names of the murderers; names of those murdered; escape of Jews to Bialystok, Lomza and...

  12. Testimony of Kuczykiewicz regarding the fate of Jews from Bialystok in the Bialystok Ghetto and Majdanek

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground
    • ZYDZI BIALOSTOCCY KTORZY ZGINELI NA MAJDANKU

    Testimony of Kuczykiewicz regarding the fate of Jews from Bialystok in the Bialystok Ghetto and Majdanek Deportation of 300 Jews from Bialystok to Majdanek, 17 August 1943; placement of the Jews in Block 17 and Block 11 in Majdanek; murder of the Jews in Majdanek, 03 November 1943; names of those murdered; murder of Jews in Bialystok including those murdered by Richard Dibus, the Gestapo man, 16 August 1943; rescue of archival material by Jeruchem Bachrach, director of the Bialystok Ghetto Archive, by entrusting the material to Kuczykiewicz.

  13. Testimony of Elke Fomin, born in Grodno, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Grodno Ghetto

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Elke Fomin, born in Grodno, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences in the Grodno Ghetto Establishment of Ghetto Number 1 in the Grodno fish market; establishment of Ghetto Number 2 in Slobodka; term of office of Dr. Brawer as Judenrat chairman in Ghetto Number 1; term of office of Rubintszik as chief of the Jewish police; Rubintszik's excellence at discovering hiding places of Jews; life in the Grodno Ghetto including yellow badge and forced labor in the ghetto and outside the ghetto; liquidation of Ghetto Number 2, November 1942; deportation of most of the Jews to the Kielbas...

  14. Testimony of Alter Trus, Chairman of the Organization of Former Residents of the Briansk Community in Bialystok regarding collaborators with the Germans in Briansk

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Alter Trus, Chairman of the Organization of Former Residents of the Briansk Community in Bialystok regarding collaborators with the Germans in Briansk Names of Polish residents of Briansk who collaborated with the Germans, including Maniek Zawadzki; capture of nine Jews in hiding by Zawadzki; handing over of the Jews in hiding to the gendarmerie; murder of those who had been in hiding by the gendarmerie; murder of Jews by the Gestapo man, Michal Panaszuk from Briansk; handing over of Jews to the gendarmerie by Kotlinski and Poplawski, Polish residents of Briansk; murder of Jews...

  15. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Polish legation in Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Polish citizens, help to Polish refugees and POWs, sending parcels to Poland and transmitting information

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Polish legation in Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Polish citizens, help to Polish refugees and POWs, sending parcels to Poland and transmitting information Correspondence with the Polish legation in Switzerland, with Ambassador A. Lados and their Excellencies Dr. Jurkiewicz, Bronarski, Dobrzelewski, Ryniewicz, Nahlik, Rokicki and Dr. Kuehl from the Consular Department regarding the issuing of passports to Polish citizens, help to Polish refugees and POWs, sending parcels to Poland and transmitting information. Also...

  16. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with representatives of the Poalei Zion party in Slovakia and Switzerland regarding aliya to Eretz Israel, disagreements with the Eretz Israel Office, relief for members and party methodology

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with representatives of the Poalei Zion party in Slovakia and Switzerland regarding aliya to Eretz Israel, disagreements with the Eretz Israel Office, relief for members and party methodology Also in the file: - Copy of a letter to the Gestapo in Tesin (?) regarding deportation of the Jews, 28 November 1939; - Speeches and statements made by the members of the Poalei Zion party at the Zionist Conference in London, September 1945; - Correspondence with party members in Poland, France, Germany and Austria, 1948-1949; - Correspondence with the Z...

  17. Testimony of Michl Orszanski, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1905, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Lomza, Bialystok and other places

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Michal Orszanski, born in Bialystok, Poland, 1905, regarding his experiences in the Bialystok Ghetto, Lomza, Bialystok and other places Liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto, 16 August 1943; deportation of inmates from Markowszczyzna to the prison in Bialystok during the liquidation; inmates' work in SS workshops outside the prison; transfer with other inmates from the Lomza prison to the Bialystok prison, late September 1943; attempts to escape by the inmates; capture of the escapees; murder of some of the escapees; arrest of non-Jews by the Gestapo; transfer of the detainees to...

  18. Testimony of Zelig Tenenbaum regarding the fate of the Jews of Grajewo

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Zelig Tenenbaum regarding the fate of the Jews of Grajewo Occupation of Grajewo by the German Army, summer 1941; life under the German occupation including rioting and forced labor; wounding and murder of Jews by Poles; concentration of approximately 500 men in the marketplace; abuse of Jews including Communists in the theater building; attitude of the Poles towards the Jews; appointment of a Judenrat; torture of Jews by the Gestapo; rape of women; murder of the elderly and Communists in the cemetery; establishment of the ghetto; deportation of the Jews from Botki and Grodno to...

  19. Memoirs of Sima regarding her experiences in Grodek

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Memoirs of Sima regarding her experiences in Grodek Occupation of Grodek by the German Army, 27 June 1941; life under the German occupation including robbery of Jewish property, anti-Jewish legislation, yellow badge; ban forbidding the local population to sell food products to the Jews; appointment of a Judenrat; abuse of Judenrat members by the Gestapo; murder of Jews; Polish and Belorussian collaborators; arrest of Communists and their murder; concentration of the Jews in the market square in Grodek, 01 November 1942; deportation of the witness' family to a[n unnamed] camp by wagon; popul...

  20. Testimony of Binyamin Ratzlow regarding the fate of the Jews of Suprasl

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Binyamin Ratzlow regarding the fate of the Jews of Suprasl Life in Suprasl before the outbreak of the war. Occupation of Suprasl by the German Army, 27 June 1941; deportation of 90 men to Bialystok; murder of Jews during the deportation; life in Suprasl including anti-Jewish legislation, yellow badge, robbery of Jewish property, forced labor and abuse; murder of Jews by Gestapo and Schupo men, May 1942; deportation of the Jews of Suprasl to the Bialystok Ghetto, 02 November 1942; deportation of the Jews from the Bialystok Ghetto to Treblinka, 19 November 1942.