Kurenets - Survivor's testimony as recorded by Spielberg's Shoah Foundation

Fidler, Marvin
Jewish Survivor
Question

Answer
Name of Interviewee

Marvin Fidler
Marvin Fidler (release name)
Fidler (current name)
Mendel Fidler (name at birth)
Fidler (last name during war)
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

2/10/1931
City of Birth

Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth

Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)

conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)

conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)

Ghetto(s)

Camp(s)

Went into Hiding

Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)

No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)

Poland
Type of hiding place

bunkers
forests
Resistance Group(s)

Liberated by

armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation

Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory

No
Forced (death) Marches

Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant

Other Experiences

displaced persons camps
displaced persons camps
State of Interview

NJ
Country of Interview

U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview

English
Length of Interview

3:30
Interview Code

39943

Frydman, Rachel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rachel Frydman
Rachel Frydman (release name)
Frydman (current name)
Rachel Frydman (current name)
Rachela Alperowicz (name at birth)
Alperowicz (last name during war)
Rachel (Hebrew name)
(maiden name)
Alperowicz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/8/1926
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Niewiary (Poland)
Narocz Forest (Poland)
Rudnicka Puszcza Forest (Poland)
Kurzeniec (Poland)
Type of hiding place attics
forests
forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Narocz Forest (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 41491
Gurewitz, Uli ( Zalman Uri)
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Uli Gurewitz
Uli Gurewitz (release name)
Gurewitz (name at birth)
Zalman-Uri (Hebrew name)
Salman (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/10/1924
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Narocz Forest (Poland)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Orlianski-Borba Battalion
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Smorgonie (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Baden-Württemberg
Country of Interview Germany
Language(s) of Interview German
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 34600
Kleinkopf, Dorothy
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dorothy Kleinkopf
Dorothy Kleinkopf (release name)
Devorah (Hebrew name)
Chers (maiden name)
Cheres (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/10/1925
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Wilejka (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kurzeniec (Poland)
Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
bunkers
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:41
Interview Code 5565
Klenicki, Ita
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ita Klenicki
Ita Klenicki (release name)
Itka (Hebrew name)
Cheres (maiden name)
Char Itka (other name)
Cheres (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/9/1927
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) (u)Liuban (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Poland
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 9717
Kuperberg, Zina
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zina Kuperberg
Zina Kuperberg (release name)
Kuperberg (current name)
Zelda Ziskind (name at birth)
Ziskind (last name during war)
Sonia Alprowitz (false name)
Ziskind (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 10/20/1925
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Wilejka (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Kurzeniec (Poland)
Type of hiding place forests
barns
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 24269
Lewitan, Esther
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Esther Lewitan
Esther Lewitan (release name)
Esther (Hebrew name)
Charnas (maiden name)
Kalé (other name)
Charnas (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/3/1913
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet
resistance groups, Jewish
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 7569
Liberman, Mikhail
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Mikhail Liberman
Mikhail Abramovich Liberman (release name)
Moishe (Hebrew name)
Mikhail (other name)
Michael Liberman (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/1/1931
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences orphanages and children's homes
concealment of identity
concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from mass shootings
evasion of roundups
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 16661
Shugol, Le´ah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Le´ah Shugol
Le´ah Shugol (release name)
Leah Shugol (current name)
Elizabieta Gurewicz (name at birth)
Gurevits (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/24/1922
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 26596
Tsimerman, Shim`on
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shim`on Tsimerman
Shim`on Tsimerman (release name)
Shim'on Hilel Tsimerman (name at birth)
Tsimerman (last name during war)
Shimon Zimermann (other name)
Shimon Zimmerman (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 2/2/1923
City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) Wilejka (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Voroshilov brigade
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the camps
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 37289

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Fidler, Marvin Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Marvin Fidler Marvin Fidler (release name) Fidler (current name) Mendel Fidler (name at birth) Fidler (last name during war) Gender Male Date of Birth 2/10/1931 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Poland Type of hiding place bunkers forests Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Poland Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences displaced persons camps displaced persons camps State of Interview NJ Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview English Length of Interview 3:30 Interview Code 39943 Frydman, Rachel Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Rachel Frydman Rachel Frydman (release name) Frydman (current name) Rachel Frydman (current name) Rachela Alperowicz (name at birth) Alperowicz (last name during war) Rachel (Hebrew name) (maiden name) Alperowicz (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 5/8/1926 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Niewiary (Poland) Narocz Forest (Poland) Rudnicka Puszcza Forest (Poland) Kurzeniec (Poland) Type of hiding place attics forests forests Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Narocz Forest (Poland) Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences displaced persons camps State of Interview FL Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview English Length of Interview 3:00 Interview Code 41491 Gurewitz, Uli ( Zalman Uri) Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Uli Gurewitz Uli Gurewitz (release name) Gurewitz (name at birth) Zalman-Uri (Hebrew name) Salman (other name) Gender Male Date of Birth 8/10/1924 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Narocz Forest (Poland) Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) Orlianski-Borba Battalion Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Smorgonie (Poland) Fled from Nazi controlled territory Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences State of Interview Baden-Württemberg Country of Interview Germany Language(s) of Interview German Length of Interview 3:30 Interview Code 34600 Kleinkopf, Dorothy Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Dorothy Kleinkopf Dorothy Kleinkopf (release name) Devorah (Hebrew name) Chers (maiden name) Cheres (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 6/10/1925 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Wilejka (Poland : Ghetto) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Kurzeniec (Poland) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Type of hiding place forests bunkers Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences displaced persons camps State of Interview FL Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview English Length of Interview 1:41 Interview Code 5565 Klenicki, Ita Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Ita Klenicki Ita Klenicki (release name) Itka (Hebrew name) Cheres (maiden name) Char Itka (other name) Cheres (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 1/9/1927 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing Religious Identity (Postwar) Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) (u)Liuban (Poland : Concentration Camp) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Poland Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Poland Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences displaced persons camps State of Interview FL Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview English Length of Interview 1:30 Interview Code 9717 Kuperberg, Zina Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Zina Kuperberg Zina Kuperberg (release name) Kuperberg (current name) Zelda Ziskind (name at birth) Ziskind (last name during war) Sonia Alprowitz (false name) Ziskind (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 10/20/1925 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Wilejka (Poland : Ghetto) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Kurzeniec (Poland) Type of hiding place forests barns Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity displaced persons camps State of Interview FL Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview English Length of Interview 2:30 Interview Code 24269 Lewitan, Esther Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Esther Lewitan Esther Lewitan (release name) Esther (Hebrew name) Charnas (maiden name) Kalé (other name) Charnas (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 6/3/1913 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County) Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet resistance groups, Jewish Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County) Fled from Nazi controlled territory Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences displaced persons camps State of Interview FL Country of Interview U.S.A. Language(s) of Interview Yiddish Length of Interview 1:00 Interview Code 7569 Liberman, Mikhail Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Mikhail Liberman Mikhail Abramovich Liberman (release name) Moishe (Hebrew name) Mikhail (other name) Michael Liberman (other name) Gender Male Date of Birth 1/1/1931 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing Religious Identity (Postwar) Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences orphanages and children's homes concealment of identity concealment of Jewish identity escapes from mass shootings evasion of roundups State of Interview Central Country of Interview Israel Language(s) of Interview Russian Length of Interview 2:00 Interview Code 16661 Shugol, Le´ah Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Le´ah Shugol Le´ah Shugol (release name) Leah Shugol (current name) Elizabieta Gurewicz (name at birth) Gurevits (release maiden name) Gender Female Date of Birth 1/24/1922 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences evasion of roundups State of Interview Tel Aviv Country of Interview Israel Language(s) of Interview Hebrew Length of Interview 2:30 Interview Code 26596 Tsimerman, Shim`on Jewish Survivor Question Answer Name of Interviewee Shim`on Tsimerman Shim`on Tsimerman (release name) Shim'on Hilel Tsimerman (name at birth) Tsimerman (last name during war) Shimon Zimermann (other name) Shimon Zimmerman (other name) Gender Male Date of Birth 2/2/1923 City of Birth Kurzeniec (Poland) Country of Birth Poland Religious Identity (Prewar) Religious Identity (Postwar) Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) Ghetto(s) Camp(s) Wilejka (Poland : Concentration Camp) Went into Hiding Yes Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Type of hiding place forests Resistance Group(s) Voroshilov brigade Liberated by armed forces, Soviet Location of liberation Vilna (Poland : Voivodship) Fled from Nazi controlled territory No Forced (death) Marches No Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant Other Experiences escapes from the camps State of Interview Central Country of Interview Israel Language(s) of Interview Russian Length of Interview 3:00 Interview Code 37289