Burman, Morris
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Morris Burman
Morris Burman (release name)
Morris Burman (current name)
Mosche (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/3/1915
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Biala Podlaska (Poland : Ghetto)
Miedzyrzec (Lublin, Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Flossenbürg (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Starachowice (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Auschwitz (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Stuttgart (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Majdanek (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Gleiwitz (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Oranienburg-Heinkelwerke (Germany : 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
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
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 9567
Dubin, David
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee David Dubin
David Dubin (release name)
dubin (current name)
David (Hebrew name)
Jan Knitsrtanski (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/6/1913
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
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) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Piotrków (Lódz, Poland)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Pinsk (Poland)
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 Rio Grande do Sul
Country of Interview Brazil
Language(s) of Interview Portuguese
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 33243
Falco, Sol
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sol Falco
Sol Falco (release name)
Fijalkof (name at birth)
Szloma Fijalkow (name at birth)
Szloma (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 2/25/1917
City of Birth Pinsk (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)
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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:54
Interview Code 5468
Flekhṭman, Ḥavivah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ḥavivah Flekhṭman
Ḥavivah Flekhṭman (release name)
Lukhtan (maiden name)
Stasyah* (false name)
Sṭanislavah ´arḥovsḳah (false name)
Flacktman (other name)
Haviva Flechtman (other name)
Havivah Libeh Flekhtman (other name)
Lukhṭ´an (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/25/1921
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland)
Troki (Poland)
Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place churches
attics
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Troki (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
evasion of roundups
escapes from the ghettos
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 19320
Ger, Sonia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sonia Ger
Sonia Ger (release name)
Kuper//Blum (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/15/1929
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Pinsk (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Pinsk (Poland)
Polesie (Poland : Voivodship)
Type of hiding place cellars
cellars
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Polesie (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 ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 8061
Gora, Paula
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Paula Gora
Paula Gora (release name)
Tukachinsky (name at birth)
Peshe (Hebrew name)
Tukachinsky (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/24/1926
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
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 Japan
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
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 1:00
Interview Code 19168

--Holzman, Sy
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sy Holzman
Sy Holzman (release name)
Yishayohu Shya (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/8/1914
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Lublin (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Lublin-Lipowastrasse (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Lublin (Poland)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lublin (Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
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 2:30
Interview Code 15913

Lewin, Stanislaw
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Stanislaw Lewin
Stanislaw Lewin (release name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 11/20/1900
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) Medvezh'egorsk (Russia, USSR : Soviet Concentration Camp)(generic)
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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Poland
Language(s) of Interview Polish
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 17503
Mel'nik, Semen
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Semen Mel'nik
Semen Godnovich Mel'nik (release name)
Mel'nik (current name)
Semen Godnovich Mel'nik (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/18/1923
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Pinsk (Poland : Ghetto)
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 forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant liberators
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 43383
Palta, Yafa
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yafa Palta
Yafah Sheyndel Pelṭah (release name)
Yafah Sheyndel Pelṭah (current name)
Barznik (other name)
Yafah Sheindel Palta (other name)
Shainah Yafah Sheyndel Barezniḳ (other name)
Barezniḳ (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/15/1920
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering, Lager I (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Linkaiciai (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliai (Lithuania)
Siauliai (Lithuania)
Lithuania
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bavaria (Germany : State)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 17254
Perlov, Dov
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dov Perlov
Dov Perlov (release name)
Perlov (current name)
Berl Perlov (name at birth)
Perlov (last name during war)
Berko Perlov (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/5/1916
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : 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) resistance groups, Soviet
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Siauliu (Lithuania : District)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview MB
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 19970
Tenenbaum, Michael
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Michael Tenenbaum
Michael Tenenbaum (release name)
Tenenbaum (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Lida (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet
Liberated by
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 NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 6024
Trofimova, Zhaneta
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zhaneta Trofimova
Zhaneta Iakovlevna Trofimova (release name)
Trofimova (current name)
Zhaneta Iakovlevna Ryzhaia (name at birth)
Zhaneta Proniuk (false name)
Zhenechka (other name)
Zhaneta Trofimova (other name)
Ryzhaia (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/12/1918
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) observant/practicing
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) Chernigov (Ukraine, USSR : Oblast)
Zdriazgovka (Ukraine, USSR)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Zdriazgovka (Ukraine, USSR)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 40514
Yashpeh, David
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee David Yashpeh
David Yashpeh (release name)
Yashpeh (current name)
David Yashpeh (name at birth)
Daveed (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/25/1911
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kamien Koszyrski (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Poland
Type of hiding place forests
bunkers
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups, Soviet
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
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 39234
ilani, Batya
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Batyah ´ilani
Batyah ´ilani (release name)
Ilani (current name)
Batya Ilani (other name)
Batyah Duvzevszu (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/12/1923
City of Birth Pinsk (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Wlodawa (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
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, Soviet
Location of liberation Wlodawa (Poland)(generic)
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
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 45732