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Entire list of interviews of those survivors who were born in Nowogródek (Poland);
30 Records Found
IntCode -Name-Language-Experience
26224 Berman, Ya`aḳov Hebrew Jewish Survivor
35638 Bernstein, Riva English Jewish Survivor
23579 Bielski, Sonia English Jewish Survivor
50864 Boiarskaia, Grunia Russian Jewish Survivor
2705 Borecki, Oscar English Jewish Survivor
10913 Burger, Paula English Jewish Survivor
48397 Buskiewicz, Regina Polish Jewish Survivor
31236 Chernoff, Murray English Jewish Survivor
22882 Friedberg, Lea English Jewish Survivor
7715 Kagan, Jack English Jewish Survivor
573 Krieger, Barbara English Jewish Survivor
18937 Kushner, Rae English Jewish Survivor
23663 KÌalmanovits, Ra`yah Hebrew Jewish Survivor
2609 Lager, Isaac EnglishJ ewish Survivor
25646 Lazowski, Ruth English Jewish Survivor
22927 Lewin, Jack English Jewish Survivor
1961 Lubow, George English Jewish Survivor
6990 Lubow, Paul English Jewish Survivor
3371 Mitropolitanski, David French Jewish Survivor
26975 Nian'kovskii, Anatolii Russian Jewish Survivor
38299 Reibel, Lisa English Jewish Survivor
5799 Rubin, Sulia English Jewish Survivor
41035 Shor, Esia English Jewish Survivor
22696 Tavrycki Towers, Joseph English Jewish Survivor
22740 Troyetsky, Herby English Jewish Survivor
12686 VÌ£olfovits, Binyamin Hebrew Jewish Survivor
35032 Wodakow, Rosalia English Jewish Survivor
6071 Wolfe, Harry English Jewish Survivor
6070Wolfe, Rose English Jewish Survivor
23383Zamkov, Michael English Jewish Survivor
Berman, Ya`aḳov
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Ya`aḳov Berman
Ya`aḳov Berman (release name)
Ya`aḳov Berman (current name)
Ya`ankaleh (nickname)
Jacub Berman (other name)
Jakob Berman (other name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
10/15/1926
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Naliboki Forest (Poland)
Nowogródek (Poland)
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place
forests
forests
cellars
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Naliboki 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
escapes from the ghettos
orphanages and children's homes
State of Interview
Jerusalem
Country of Interview
Israel
Language(s) of Interview
Hebrew
Length of Interview
3:10
Interview Code
26224
Bernstein, Riva
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Riva Bernstein
Riva Necha Bernstein (release name)
Bernstein (current name)
Kaganovich (name at birth)
Rifka Necha Kajanowich (name at birth)
Kaganovich (last name during war)
Kajanowich (last name during war)
Kagan (other name)
Kagan (release maiden name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
11/26/1928
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
FL
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
2:13
Interview Code
35638
Bielski, Sonia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sonia Bielski
Sonia Bielski (release name)
Bielski (current name)
Sonia Boldo (name at birth)
Boldo (last name during war)
Boldo (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/15/1922
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:16
Interview Code 23579
Boiarskaia, Grunia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Grunia Boiarskaia
Grunia Shepavna Boiarskaia (release name)
Boyarskaya (current name)
Grunia Boyarskaya (current name)
Grunia Genenskaya (name at birth)
Grun'ia Shepavna Genenskaia (name at birth)
Genenskaia (last name during war)
Genenskaya (last name during war)
Grunia Boyarskaya (other name)
Genenskaia (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/11/1925
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland)
Type of hiding place houses
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview CO
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:23
Interview Code 50864
Borecki, Oscar
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Oscar Borecki
Oscar Borecki (release name)
Osher (Hebrew name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Nowogródek (Poland)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
resistance groups, Polish
resistance groups, Jewish
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
NSW
Country of Interview
Australia
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
3:09
Interview Code
2705
Burger, Paula
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Paula Burger
Paula Nmi Burger (release name)
Pnina (Hebrew name)
Koladicki (maiden name)
Paula Burger (other name)
Pola Koladicki (other name)
Koladicki (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/27/1934
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Dworzec (Poland : Ghetto)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place farms
forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowogródek (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 CO
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:20
Interview Code 10913
Buskiewicz, Regina
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Regina Buskiewicz
Regina Buskiewicz (release name)
Zuk (name at birth)
Regina Stansczykowska (last name during war)
Zuk (release maiden name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
4/9/1915
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Pruszków (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Mogielnica (Grojec, Warsaw, Poland)
Warsaw (Poland)
Type of hiding place
cellars
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Mogielnica (Grojec, Warsaw, Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
prisons
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview
Poland
Language(s) of Interview
Polish
Length of Interview
1:11
Interview Code
48397
Chernoff, Murray
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Murray Chernoff
Murray Chernoff (release name)
Mordachai Ciechanowski (name at birth)
Mordachai (Hebrew name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/28/1925
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Bialystok (Poland : Ghetto)
Pruzana (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Melk (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Ebensee (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz II-Birkenau (Poland : Death Camp)
Mauthausen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
armed forces, United States
Location of liberation
Ebensee (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
FL
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
2:41
Interview Code
31236
Friedberg, Lea
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Lea Friedberg
Lea Friedberg (release name)
Friedberg (current name)
Lea Berkowski (name at birth)
Berkowski (last name during war)
Lea Frieberg (other name)
Berkowski (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 9/15/1924
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place bunkers
forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 5:07
Interview Code 22882
Kagan, Jack
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jack Kagan
Jack Kagan (release name)
(current name)
Jehuda (Hebrew name)
Idel (Yiddish name)
Jack Idel Kagan (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 4/7/1929
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Mitnagdim
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:18
Interview Code 7715
Krieger, Barbara
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Barbara Krieger
Barbara Krieger (release name)
Basia Kalmanowitz (name at birth)
Marila Padlevitch (false name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
10/29/1939
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place
forests
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview
NY
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
1:51
Interview Code
573
Kushner, Rae
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rae Kushner
Rae Kushner (release name)
Rachel Lieba (Hebrew name)
Kushner (maiden name)
Kushner (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/27/1923
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowogródek (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:26
Interview Code 18937
KÌ£almanovits, Ra`yah
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Ra`yah KÌ£almanovits
Ra`yah KÌ£almanovits (release name)
Kaphinski (name at birth)
Rut (Hebrew name)
Raya Kalmanovitz (other name)
Ḳaplinsḳi (release maiden name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1/1/1922
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding
No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Naliboki Forest (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the ghettos
evasion of roundups
escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Tel Aviv
Country of Interview
Israel
Language(s) of Interview
Hebrew
Length of Interview
2:16
Interview Code
23663
Lager, Isaac
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Isaac Lager
Isaac Lager (release name)
Lagatkier (name at birth)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/7/1922
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the ghettos
displaced persons camps
State of Interview
CA
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
1:03
Interview Code
2609
Lazowski, Ruth
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ruth Lazowski
Ruth R. Lazowski (release name)
Lazowski (current name)
Lazowski (current name)
Rabinowitz (name at birth)
Rochel Rabinowitz (name at birth)
Lazowski (last name during war)
Rabinowitz (last name during war)
Rabinowitz (last name during war)
Rabinowitz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/9/1935
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
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)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from Aktionen
displaced persons camps
escapes during deportations
State of Interview CT
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:07
Interview Code 25646
Lewin, Jack
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jack Lewin
Jack Lewin (release name)
Lewin (current name)
Itsche Lewin (name at birth)
Jack (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/3/1919
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview VIC
Country of Interview Australia
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:58
Interview Code 22927
Lubow, Paul
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Paul Lubow
Paul Lubow (release name)
Pejsach Ostazsywski (name at birth)
Pejsach (Hebrew name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/13/1924
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place
farms
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Yes
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the camps
displaced persons camps
State of Interview
CA
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
2:38
Interview Code
6990
Mitropolitanski, David
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee David Mitropolitanski
David Mitropolitanski (release name)
David (Hebrew name)
Pierre Etchev (false name)
Mitré (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/8/1920
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-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) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne, France)
Saint-Hilaire (France)(generic)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation Saint-Hilaire (France)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Paris
Country of Interview France
Language(s) of Interview French
Length of Interview 2:15
Interview Code 3371
NianÂ'kovskii, Anatolii
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Anatolii NianÂ'kovskii
Anatolii Moiseevich Nian'kovskii (release name)
Tev'e Moiseevich Nian'kovskii (name at birth)
Tev'e (Yiddish name)
Anatolii Moiseevich Niankovskii (other name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/5/1929
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place
forests
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Nowogródek (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 ghettos
State of Interview
Haifa
Country of Interview
Israel
Language(s) of Interview
Russian
Length of Interview
1:50
Interview Code
26975
Reibel, Lisa
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Lisa Reibel
Lisa Reibel (release name)
Lisa Reibel (current name)
Leah Kushner (name at birth)
Leah (Hebrew name)
Kushner (maiden name)
(other name)
Lisa (other name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
3/8/1930
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
displaced persons camps
escapes from Aktionen
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
NJ
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
2:25
Interview Code
38299
Rubin, Sulia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sulia Rubin
Sulia Rubin (release name)
Shulamit (Hebrew name)
Stella Kovelski (false name)
Rubizhewsky (other name)
Wolozhinski (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/22/1924
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Naliboki Forest (Poland)
Type of hiding place bunkers
forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences forced labor: body removal and disposal
escapes from the ghettos
prisons
displaced persons camps
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:49
Interview Code 5799
Shor, Esia
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Esia Shor
Esia Shor (release name)
Shor (current name)
Eshka Levine (name at birth)
Levine (last name during war)
Eshka (Yiddish name)
Esia (other name)
Essie (other name)
Levine (release maiden name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
12/3/1925
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Nowogródek (Poland)
Type of hiding place
fields
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
No
Forced (death) Marches
No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
NY
Country of Interview
U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview
English
German
Length of Interview
4:28
Interview Code
41035
Tavrycki Towers, Joseph
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Joseph Tavrycki Towers
Joseph Tavrycki Towers (release name)
Joseph Towers (current name)
Josef Meir Tawrycky (name at birth)
Tawrycky (last name during war)
Josel (Yiddish name)
Josef Danilovich Tawrycky (false name)
Joseph Towers (other name)
Josef Danilovich Tawrycky (other name)
Josif Davidowicz Tawricki (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/16/1909
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Lida (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Kirov Brigade
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 concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:21
Interview Code 22696
Troyetsky, Herby
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Herby Troyetsky
Herby Troyetsky (release name)
Troyetsky (current name)
Herzl Trojeski (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/30/1930
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Nowogródek (Poland : Voivodship)
Nowogródek (Poland)
Type of hiding place houses
bunkers
forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:54
Interview Code 22740
VÌ£olfovits, Binyamin
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Binyamin VÌ£olfovits
Binyamin VÌ£olfovits (release name)
Benesh (name at birth)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/2/1923
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Zdzieciol (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Krakau-Plaszow (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Mauthausen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Smolensk (Russia, USSR : Concentration Camp)
Gusen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
Minsk (Belorussia, USSR : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Blizyn (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Mogilew (Belorussia, USSR : Concentration Camp)
(u)Nowojelnia (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
armed forces, United States
Location of liberation
Gunskirchen (Austria : Concentration Camp)
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
Central
Country of Interview
Israel
Language(s) of Interview
Hebrew
Length of Interview
2:02
Interview Code
12686
Wodakow, Rosalia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rosalia Wodakow
Rosalia Wodakow (release name)
Wodakow (current name)
Rosalia Giershenowska (name at birth)
Giershenowska (last name during war)
Shana (Hebrew name)
Raishka (Yiddish name)
(maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/8/1924
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Sieniezyce Forest (Poland)
Naliboki Forest (Poland)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s) Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:54
Interview Code 35032
Wolfe, Harry
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Harry Wolfe
Harry Wolfe (release name)
Shmuel Chaim Wolfowicz (name at birth)
Max Kiselstein (false name)
Henry Wolfowicz (false name)
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/12/1914
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Biala Podlaska (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
STALAG II B (Hammerstein, Germany : POW Camp)
STALAG I A (Stablack, Germany : POW Camp)
Starachowice (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Biala Podlaska (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Majdanek (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Poland
Type of hiding place
forests
fields
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
ON
Country of Interview
Canada
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
2:08
Interview Code
6071
Wolfe, Rose
Jewish Survivor
Question
Answer
Name of Interviewee
Rose Wolfe
Rose Wolfe (release name)
Rochel Berman (name at birth)
Berman (maiden name)
Berman (release maiden name)
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
3/15/1918
City of Birth
Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth
Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Bielski Partisans
Liberated by
armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Naliboki Forest (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
ON
Country of Interview
Canada
Language(s) of Interview
English
Length of Interview
1:40
Interview Code
6070
Zamkov, Michael
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Michael Zamkov
Michael Zamkov (release name)
Michael Zamkov (current name)
Michael Zamkowy (name at birth)
Zamkowy (last name during war)
Elemlech (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/16/1922
City of Birth Nowogródek (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Nowogródek (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) forests
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview CT
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:28
Interview Code 23383