© 1994-2007 USC Shoah Foundation Institute, University of Southern California (Version 3.0.2888.13779)

Veinberg, Ioel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ioel Veinberg
Ioel Peisakhovich Veinberg (release name)
Ioel Peisakhovich Vainberg (other name)
Ioel Peisakhovich Veinberg (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 9/1/1922
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, Soviet
Tröglitz (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dondangen (Latvia : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Poperwahlen (Latvia : 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, Soviet
Location of liberation Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during transfers
State of Interview Jerusalem
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 26887
Varslavane, Vechella
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Vechella Varslavane
Vechella Frantsiskovna Varslavane (release name)
Varslavane (current name)
Vechella Frantsiskovna Varslavane (name at birth)
Chella (nickname)
Teresa (other name)
Victoriia (other name)
Vechella-Maia (other name)
Vechella Varslavane (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 8/7/1930
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) Catholic
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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Riga (Latvia)
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
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 33791
Vapne, Sheva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sheva Vapne
Sheva Vapne (release name)
Sheva Vapne (current name)
Sheva Lapvincki (name at birth)
Lapvincki (last name during war)
Bat Sheva (Hebrew name)
Lapvincki (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/3/1928
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative 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 USSR
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences kolkhoz
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Ungar, Hanna
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Hanna Ungar
Hanna Ungar (release name)
Hana Pearl (Hebrew name)
Bukinholcz (maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/26/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox 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 Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview MI
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 13998
Tsiv'ian, Gabriel'
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gabriel' Tsiv'ian
Gabriel' Tsiv'ian (release name)
Gabriel' Tsiv'ian (current name)
Gabriel' Tsiv'ian (name at birth)
Tsirulis (last name during war)
Gunar Tsirulis (false name)
Gunar Tsirulis (other name)
Gabriel Tsivian (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/1/1923
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stettin (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Riga (Latvia)
Indra (Latvia)
Type of hiding place houses
houses
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
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 39728
Trainin, Pavel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Pavel Trainin
Pavel Maksimovich Trainin (release name)
Trainin (current name)
Pavel Mordokhovich Trainin (name at birth)
Peisakh (Yiddish name)
Maksimovich (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/31/1920
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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 Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
prisons
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 33879
Tayts, Yesh`ayahu
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yesh`ayahu Tayts
Yesh`ayahu Tayts (release name)
(maiden name)
Sha'ayah (nickname)
Yeshayahu Taits (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/11/1925
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Magdeburg-Polte (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Strasdenhof (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Saxony (Prussia, Germany : Province)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the camps
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 25019
Surits, Noakh
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Noakh Surits
Noakh Shmuilovich Surits (release name)
Surits (current name)
Noakh Shmuilovich Surits (name at birth)
Surits (last name during war)
Noakh Surits (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/15/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, Soviet
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Sloka (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Lauenburg (Germany : 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, 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
State of Interview
Country of Interview Russia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 31799
Asnin, Mendel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Mendel Asnin
Mendel Bencion Asnin (release name)
Asnin (current name)
Mendel Benzion Asnin (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/15/1923
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) 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 Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences kolkhoz
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 24536

-- Barenbaum, Simon
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Simon Barenbaum
Simon Barenbaum (release name)
Barenbaum (current name)
Simon Barenbaum (name at birth)
Simon Baudin (false name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/30/1926
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) Drancy (France : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Paris (France)
Normandy (France : Region)
Type of hiding place apartments
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Allied
Location of liberation Draguignan (France)
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 VT
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 43487
Barinbaum, Aron
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Aron Barinbaum
Aron L'vovich Barinbaum (release name)
Aron (Hebrew name)
Arom Barinbaum (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 2/9/1905
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, German
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Type of hiding place bunkers
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Riga (Latvia)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the camps
State of Interview Jerusalem
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 6722
Bash, Mendel'
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Mendel' Bash
Mendel' Khatskelevich Bash (release name)
Bash (current name)
Mendel' Khatskelevich Bash (name at birth)
Menia (nickname)
Mendel Khatskolevich Bash (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 4/14/1919
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) ghettos
Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, German
Riga-Lenta (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Liepaja (Latvia)
Type of hiding place houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Liepaja (Latvia)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences prisons
escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 34785
Basner, Yakob
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yakob Basner
Yakob Basner (release name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/12/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Leitmeritz (Czechoslovakia : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Rensdorf (Poland : 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
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 CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 6277
Benson, Vincent
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Vincent Benson
Vincent Benson (release name)
Arturs Lejnieks (name at birth)
Lejnieks (last name during war)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/1/1937
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Latvia
Latvia
Riga (Latvia)
Type of hiding place bunkers
barns
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, British
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview OR
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 50464
Bergmanis, Aleksandr
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Aleksandr Bergmanis
Aleksandr Zhanovich Bergmanis (release name)
Bergmanis (current name)
Aleksandr Zhanovich Bergmanis (name at birth)
Sasha (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/30/1925
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-Balastdamm (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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 Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 33070

Brauns, Jack
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jack Brauns
Jack Brauns (release name)
Jack Brauns (current name)
Jacob Braunsas (name at birth)
Braunsas (last name during war)
Yaakov (Hebrew name)
Yasha (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/21/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kauen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Kaufering, Lager II (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering, Lager I (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering, Lager VII (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 7:30
Interview Code 46504
Buvitt, Seymour
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Seymour Buvitt
Seymour Buvitt (release name)
Seymour Buvitt (current name)
Simanis Kaminkowitz (name at birth)
Kamenkowitz-BBuvitz (last name during war)
Shimon (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/2/1936
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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, Soviet
Location of liberation Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
evasion of roundups
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 48332
Daniller, Harry
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Harry Daniller
Harry Daniller (release name)
Harry Daniller (name at birth)
Daniller (last name during war)
Zwi (Hebrew name)
Gender Unspecified
Date of Birth 11/3/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Tröglitz (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Mühlgraben (Latvia : 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 Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview MD
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 19008

Daṿidovich, Yehudah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yehudah Daṿidovich
Yehudah Yulius Davidovits (release name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 2/2/1920
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-HKP (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Niederorschel (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : 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 Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 18138
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Drizin, Isak
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Isak Drizin
Isak Mendelevich Drizin (release name)
Drizin (current name)
Isak Mendelevich Drizin (name at birth)
Izia (maiden name)
Isak Drizin (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/19/1908
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Miltini (Latvia)
Type of hiding place farms
cellars
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Miltini (Latvia)
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
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 40387
Efrat, Jack
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jack Efrat
Jack Efrat (release name)
Jakob Efrat (name at birth)
Jakob (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/16/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Magdeburg-Polte (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Strasdenhof (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Riga (Latvia)
Type of hiding place attics
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
escapes during transfers
escapes during forced marches
State of Interview Gauteng
Country of Interview South Africa
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:32
Interview Code 4684
Eidus, Morduch Max
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Morduch Max Eidus
Morduch Max Eidus (release name)
Morduch Eidus (name at birth)
Morduch (Hebrew name)
Max (other name)
Max Eidus (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/16/1921
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Bochum (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Altenburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Buchenwald (Germany : 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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NSW
Country of Interview Australia
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:45
Interview Code 1223
El'ianov, Zalaman
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zalaman El'ianov
Zalaman Nakhimovich El'ianov (release name)
El'ianov (current name)
Zalaman Nakhimovich El'ianov (name at birth)
Ziama (nickname)
Zalaman Elianov (other name)
Zalamanos El'ianovs (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/30/1921
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-HKP (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Type of hiding place factories
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 34251
Etelson, Zalman
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zalman Etelson
Zalman Menakhemovich Etelson (release name)
Etelson (current name)
Zalman Menakhemovich Etelson (name at birth)
Ziama (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/15/1925
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Magdeburg-Polte (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : 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 Magdeburg (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from Aktionen
evasion of roundups
State of Interview
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 33071
Felton, Maksim
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Maksim Felton
Maksim Felton (release name)
Mendel Feldton (name at birth)
Mendel (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/4/1925
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Danzig, Schichau-Werft (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Olaine (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Poperwahlen (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Rieben (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Latvia
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Rieben (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences prisons
escapes during forced marches
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 7871
Foutlik, Rachil
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rachil Foutlik
Rachil Foutlik (release name)
Kagan (name at birth)
Kagan (maiden name)
Foutlik-Kagan (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/25/1911
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) assimilated
Religious Identity (Postwar) assimilated
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 Berlin
Country of Interview Germany
Language(s) of Interview German
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 15301
Freiman, Valentina
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Valentina Freiman
Valentina Leopol'dovna Freiman (release name)
Freimane (current name)
Valentina Leopol'dovna Levenshtain (name at birth)
Feinman (last name during war)
Valentina Gurvich (other name)
Valentina Leopoldovna Freiman (other name)
Levenshtain (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/18/1922
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
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) Riga (Latvia)
Type of hiding place cellars
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Riga (Latvia)
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
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 33116
Ginsburg, Waldemar
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Waldemar Ginsburg
Waldemar Ginsburg (release name)
Ginsburg (current name)
Waldemar Ginsburg (name at birth)
Ginsburg (last name during war)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/9/1922
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kaufering, Lager I (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kauen-Schanzen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering, Lager III (Germany : 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, French
Location of liberation Germany
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 W. Yorkshire, England
Country of Interview United Kingdom
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 36376
Gordin, Gilel'
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gilel' Gordin
Gilel' Gordin (release name)
Hilel Gordon (other name)
Gilel' Itskhak Gordin (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/22/1923
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Bochum (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Type of hiding place buildings
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia : Ghetto)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
evasion of roundups
forced labor: body removal and disposal
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:50
Interview Code 6416
Gottlieb, Samuel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Samuel Gottlieb
Samuel Gottlieb (release name)
Shmuel Ben Zvi (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/13/1923
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Altenburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Bochum (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Waldenburg (Prussia, Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NSW
Country of Interview Australia
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:28
Interview Code 1668
Grant, Herman
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Herman Grant
Herman Grant (release name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/29/1904
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, British
Location of liberation Magdeburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches
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 0:00
Interview Code 572
Gurevich, Rhoda
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rhoda Gurevich
Rhoda Gurevich (release name)
Roda (Hebrew name)
Volpyansky (maiden name)
Volpyansky (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/22/1926
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative 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 Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview MA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 24569
Gurevitch, Sima
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sima Gurevitch
Sima Gurevitch (release name)
Gurevitch (current name)
Sima Kushner (name at birth)
Kushner (last name during war)
Kushner (maiden name)
Chai (nickname)
Kushner (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 9/22/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Latvia
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
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 26221
Gurewitsch, Arkadij
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Arkadij Gurewitsch
Arkadij Aron Gurewitsch (release name)
Aron ben Jeschoa (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/7/1928
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
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 armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences medical experiments in the camps
escapes from the camps
State of Interview Hamburg
Country of Interview Germany
Language(s) of Interview German
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 29556
Gurvich, Iakov
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Iakov Gurvich
Iakov Khaimovich Gurvich (release name)
Iakov Khaimovich Gurvich (name at birth)
Al'binas-Stasis Gudzinanas (false name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/5/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Telsiai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Geruliai (Telsiai, Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Rainiai (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Telsiai (Lithuania)
Mazeikiai (Mazeikiai, Lithuania)
Kvedarna (Lithaunia)
Type of hiding place barns
houses
forests
forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kvedarna (Lithaunia)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the camps
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 20544
Gurvich, Persii
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Persii Gurvich
Persii Borisovich Gurvich (release name)
Persii Borisovich Gurvich (last name during war)
Gurvich (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/25/1919
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : 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 escapes from mass shootings
escapes from the camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Russia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 27309
Gutberg, Volf
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Volf Gutberg
Vol'f Meerovich Gutberg (release name)
Gutberg (current name)
Volf Meerovich Gutberg (name at birth)
Gutberg (last name during war)
Volf Gutberg (other name)
Volf Meerovich Gutberg (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/12/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) observant/practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stolp (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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, British
Location of liberation Neustadt (Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany)
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
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 33682
Hertsberg, Sia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sia Hertsberg
Sia Hertsberg (release name)
(current name)
Tsila (Hebrew name)
Israilevich (maiden name)
Israilevich (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 6/8/1927
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) reform Judaism
conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Danzig, Schichau-Werft (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-TWL (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place apartments
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Danzig, Schichau-Werft (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during forced marches
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 14139
Honigwill, Adele
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Adele Honigwill
Adele Honigwill (release name)
Adele Honigwill (current name)
Odel (Hebrew name)
Revich (maiden name)
Revich (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/9/1912
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Vaivara (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Kivióli I (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Hamburg-Langenhorn (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Sloka (Latvia : 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, British
Location of liberation Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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 3:30
Interview Code 24705
HÌ£alozin, Miryam
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Miryam HÌ£alozin
Miryam HÌ£alozin (release name)
Miryam Melamed (name at birth)
Miryam HÌ£alozin (Hebrew name)
Mira (other name)
Miriam Chalozin (other name)
Mirah (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/27/1928
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Elbing (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Guttau (Poland : 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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during forced marches
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 28599
Jablonski, Lydia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Lydia Jablonski
Lydia Jablonski (release name)
Hilman (maiden name)
Lydia Jouhy (false name)
Hilman (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/26/1911
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
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) Lyon (France)
Saint-Christophe (Savoie, France)
Chabannes (Creuse, France)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s) Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
Liberated by armed forces, Allied
Location of liberation Lyon (France)
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 Hauts-de-Seine
Country of Interview France
Language(s) of Interview French
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 10116
Jacobs, Ernest
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ernest Jacobs
Ernest Jacobs (release name)
Elias (name at birth)
Eljus Jakubovics (name at birth)
Jakubovics (last name during war)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/15/1928
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) 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 concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Country of Interview United Kingdom
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 45220
Kagan, Margaret
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Margaret Kagan
Margaret Kagan (release name)
Margaret Kagan (current name)
Margareta Shtrom (name at birth)
Kagan (last name during war)
Shtromaite (last name during war)
Mara (maiden name)
Strom (other name)
Margareta Shtromaite (other name)
Shtromaite (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/12/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
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)
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 W. Yorkshire, England
Country of Interview United Kingdom
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 6:00
Interview Code 462
Kleimanis, Izaks
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Izaks Kleimanis
Izaks Lemekhovich Kleimanis (release name)
Kleimanis (current name)
Izaks Lemekhovich Kleimanis (name at birth)
Itskhak (Hebrew name)
Izia (nickname)
Kolia (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/27/1924
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Adventist
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Riga (Latvia)
Type of hiding place houses
attics
Resistance Group(s) resistance groups
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Riga (Latvia)
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
Country of Interview Latvia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 41316
Kowalski, Tadeusz
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Tadeusz Kowalski
Tadeusz Kowalski (release name)
Anatol (current name)
Oppenheim (name at birth)
Karsz (last name during war)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 6/23/1907
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Lublin (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) Yes
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Warsaw (Poland)
Type of hiding place apartments
Resistance Group(s) Armia Krajowa
Armia Ludowa
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Kielce (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
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview Poland
Language(s) of Interview Polish
Length of Interview 5:00
Interview Code 45685
Kram, Isaac
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Isaac Kram
Isaac Leo Kram (release name)
Yitzak Leib Kram (name at birth)
Kram (last name during war)
Yitzak Leib (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 4/4/1921
City of Birth Riga (Latvia)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Riga (Latvia : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Niederorschel (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Libau (Latvia : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Riga-Kaiserwald (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Poperwahlen (Latvia : Concentration Camp)
Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dondangen (Latvia : 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 armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Buchenwald (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
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 2:30
Interview Code 14640