68 Records Found of born in Siauliai Survivors who gave Testimony to the Shoah Foundation
IntCode Name Language
24629 Amit, Aharon Hebrew
5809 Baiter, Noach English
5794 Beder, Fania Lithuanian
38400 Benzell, Ruth English
5532 Berkovitz, Jona English
5222 Brener, Pesia Russian
46382 Brindt, Simon Hebrew
24588 Bronner, Sara English
16918 Broyd´e, Ḥanah Hebrew
29467 Choron, Irvin English
26281 Davidzon, Yeta Hebrew
2319 Duntova, Lilia Russian
23894 Ellert, Jehudit Hebrew
7361 Faivush, Iona Russian
1534 Fine, George English
23279 Floch, Sonia English
37016 Frank, Betty English
17613 Garmizah, Yehudit Hebrew
7072 Godin, Nesse English
51067 Gordon, Yehoshu`a Hebrew
49348 Grenadir, Bela Hebrew
6638 Gruner, Paula English
10890 Heller, Dora English
33912 Karpul, Rosa English
14710 Katzko, Dwora Hebrew
42515 Kirkel, Rosalyn English
23364 Klibanskii, Samuil Russian
35527 Kukliansky, Klara Russian
37573 Ḳasṭner, Pa´olinah Hebrew
13770 Ḳeselgros, Ze´ev Hebrew
7288 Lazarus, Michael Russian
16489 Levitas, Moses English
35945 Leṿinson, Daṿid Hebrew
12591 Lipshchits, Perets Russian
32752 Mekler, Alexandre Portuguese
23668 Melder, Ze´ev Hebrew
28443 Minin, Dvorah Yiddish
32365 Pesses, Raia Yiddish
6194 Petukhauskas, Markas Lithuanian
28716 Popovski, Zehavah Hebrew
Language
27125 Pruchno, Samuel English
18036 Pulde, Abraham English
31065 Pur, Daṿid Hebrew
46232 Rezniḳ, Shlomoh Hebrew
426 Rice, Rebecca English
7543 Rigler, Hannah English
757 Rodstein, Anna English
11869 Rogalin, Zev English
23274 Rozenfeld, R´ashah Hebrew
7503 Saks, Jechiel English
14363 Sandler, Abraham English
37649 Sheskin, Emanuel Hebrew
43807 Shilansḳi, Dov Hebrew
25668 Shindelman, Asia Russian
13032 Shrage, Smuelis Yiddish
42970 Shub, Gid`on Hebrew
32782 Sisḳo, Batyah Hebrew
47935 Snarsḳi, Bonyah Yiddish
46058 Sverdyol, Yonah Hebrew
39849 Tsofnat, ´esyah Hebrew

18690 Turner, Anna English
15811 Vilenskaia, Shifra Russian
18706 Wishnic, Mary English
25633 Yalov, Ryva English
2263 Zelkowitz, Lillian English
40715 Zusman, Yafah Hebrew
26850 ´erlikh, Golda Hebrew
25806 ´ulman, Mirya Hebrew
Amit, Aharon
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Aharon Amit
´aharon `amit (release name)
´aharon ´arḳeh `amit (current name)
´aharon ´arḳeh `amit (name at birth)
Aharon Amit (other name)
Aharon Anikst (other name)
´aharon ´aniḳshṭ (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/14/1920
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Ampfing-Waldlager V und VI (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
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 Seeshaupt (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 24629

Baiter, Noach
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Noach Baiter
Noach Baiter (release name)
Noach (Hebrew name)
Meike (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/5/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Kaufering-Lager X Utting (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
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 armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Gauteng
Country of Interview South Africa
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:58
Interview Code 5809
Beder, Fania
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Fania Beder
Fania Shmuelevna Beder (release name)
Feiga (Yiddish name)
Fania Beder (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/25/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) non-observant/non-practicing
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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) Sasaiciai (Lithuania)(generic)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 1:11
Interview Code 5794
Benzell, Ruth
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ruth Benzell
Ruth Benzell (release name)
Benzell (current name)
Ruth Gordon (name at birth)
Gordon (last name during war)
Skinny (nickname)
Gordon (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/28/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Stuttgart (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Elbing (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Lauenburg (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Praust (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, Soviet
Location of liberation Praust (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview NJ
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 38400
Brener, Pesia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Pesia Brener
Pesia Brener (release name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1908
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : 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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Poland
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
escapes from Aktionen
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:10
Interview Code 5222

Berkovitz, Jona
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jona Berkovitz
Jona Berkovitz (release name)
Toiba* (name at birth)
Jona (Hebrew name)
Tiber Kaplus (maiden name)
Kaplush (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/8/1926
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Danzig (FC)
Type of hiding place barns
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Danzig (FC)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during forced marches
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 2:39
Interview Code 5532
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Brindt, Simon
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Simon Brindt
Shim`on Brindṭ (release name)
Brindṭ (current name)
Shimḳah (Yiddish name)
Simon Brindt (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/27/1923
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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) Masada (resistance group)
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Bad Tölz (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 Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 46382

Bronner, Sara
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sara Bronner
Sara Pese Bronner (release name)
Sara (Hebrew name)
Sara Pese (nickname)
Ber (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/25/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Schaulen (Lithuania : 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
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 FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 24588

Broyd´e, Ḥanah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ḥanah Broyd´e
Ḥanah Broyd´e (release name)
Chana Brauode (current name)
Shilanski (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 9/14/1923
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Pawentsch (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Daugeljai (Lithuania: 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 Königsdorf (Germany)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
evasion of roundups
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 16918
Choron, Irvin
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Irvin Choron
Irvin Choron (release name)
(current name)
Israel Choronzicki (name at birth)
Choronzicki (last name during war)
Izia (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 2/23/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 Germany
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 29467

Davidzon, Yeta
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yeta Davidzon
Yeta Davidzon (release name)
[Rod] (name at birth)
Rod (maiden name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/11/1931
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Secular Humanistic Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliu (Lithuania : District)
Type of hiding place bunkers
forests
Resistance Group(s)
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 displaced persons camps
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 26281

Duntova, Lilia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Lilia Duntova
Lilia Kalmanovna Duntova (release name)
Blekher (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/5/1931
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Guttau (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliai (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Guttau (Poland : 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
Country of Interview Russia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 2319

Ellert, Jehudit
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jehudit Ellert
Jehudit Ellert (release name)
Rimmer (maiden name)
Rimmer (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/24/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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
Location of liberation
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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 23894

Faivush, Iona
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Iona Faivush
Iona Moiseevich Faivush (release name)
(name at birth)
(other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 9/15/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (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 Waakirchen (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes from mass shootings
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 7361

Fine, George
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee George Fine
George Fine (release name)
Getzel Fingerhut (name at birth)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 12/24/1922
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Wilna-HKP (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Pawentsch (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering-Lager X Utting (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Baciunai (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Linkaiciai (Lithuania : 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 Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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 ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:55
Interview Code 1534

Floch, Sonia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sonia Floch
Sonia Floch (release name)
Kessel (maiden name)
Sonia Kessel Floch (other name)
Kessel (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/25/1919
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) 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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview VA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 23279

Frank, Betty
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Betty Frank
Betty Frank (release name)
Frank (current name)
Basia Schneider (name at birth)
Schneider (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 7/16/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Danzig-Neufahrwasser (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 Europe
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview VIC
Country of Interview Australia
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 4:00
Interview Code 37016

Garmizah, Yehudit
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yehudit Garmizah
Yehudit Garmizah (release name)
Lenson (name at birth)
Yehudit Garmiza (other name)
Yehudit Lenson (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 10/28/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Praust (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Krumau (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Linkaiciai (Lithuania : 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 Praust (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
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 2:30
Interview Code 17613

Godin, Nesse
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Nesse Godin
Nesse Godin (release name)
Nesa Galperin (name at birth)
Nesa (Hebrew name)
Galperin (maiden name)
Galperin (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/28/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Malken (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Praust (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dörbeck (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview MD
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 7072
Gordon, Yehoshu`a
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yehoshu`a Gordon
Yehoshu`a Gordon (release name)
Hesl Peyvel (name at birth)
Hesinḳah (Yiddish name)
Hesl (other name)
H`esl (other name)
Geslis (other name)
Jehoshua Gordon (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/14/1929
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Meldorf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Waldlager (Germany: 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 Tutzing (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 Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 51067

Grenadir, Bela
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Bela Grenadir
Belah Grenadir (release name)
Belah Grenadir (current name)
Belah ´itsiḳov (name at birth)
Sheinah-Beilah (Yiddish name)
Icikov (other name)
Bela Grenadir (other name)
Bella Grandir (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/1/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Guttau (Poland : 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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 0:00
Interview Code 49348

Gruner, Paula
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Paula Gruner
Paula Gruner (release name)
Dembowski (maiden name)
Dembowski (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/30/1917
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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 Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
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 2:00
Interview Code 6638
Heller, Dora
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dora Heller
Dora Heller (release name)
Devorah (Hebrew name)
Vidutschinsky (maiden name)
Dora Heller (false name)
Vidutschinsky (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/24/1921
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Hamburg-Langenhorn (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, 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 displaced persons camps
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 10890

Karpul, Rosa
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rosa Karpul
Rosa Shoshana Karpul (release name)
Rosa Shoshanna (Hebrew name)
Zalz (maiden name)
Zalz (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 2/19/1917
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, German
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
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 concentration camps, German
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Bulawayo
Country of Interview Zimbabwe
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 33912
Katzko, Dwora
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dwora Katzko
Dwora Katzko (release name)
Gal (Hebrew name)
Gel (maiden name)
Naḥamah* Leṿi* (false name)
Gel (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 8/16/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
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
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 Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 14710

Kirkel, Rosalyn
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rosalyn Kirkel
Rosalyn Kirkel (release name)
Kirkel (current name)
Reyzl Kirkelis (name at birth)
Rezyl (Yiddish name)
Roz (nickname)
Rosita (false name)
Rosalin Kirkel (other name)
Rosalyn Schottenstein (other name)
Kirkel (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/13/1941
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliai (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place farms
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation Siauliai (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the ghettos
displaced persons camps
State of Interview CO
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 42515

Klibanskii, Samuil
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Samuil Klibanskii
Samuil Aronovich Klibanskii (release name)
Klibanskii (current name)
Samuelis Aronovichus Klibanskis (name at birth)
Samuil (Hebrew name)
Samuelis Arono Klibansksis (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 4/3/1936
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vaiguva (Lithuania)
Kaunas (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place bunkers
houses
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Vaiguva (Lithuania)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
concealment of Jewish identity
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview
Country of Interview Russia
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 23364

Kukliansky, Klara
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Klara Kukliansky
Klara Gersh Kukliansky (release name)
Keila (Hebrew name)
Toibes (maiden name)
Klara Kukiansky (other name)
Klara Gershevna Kuklianski (other name)
Tojbes (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/4/1930
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Chinow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Siauliai (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place factories
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (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 Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 35527

Ḳasṭner, Pa´olinah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Pa´olinah Ḳasṭner
Dr Pa´olinah Ḳasṭner (release name)
Paulina Werblinski (other name)
Polah Ṿorblonsḳi (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 8/14/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dörbeck (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Pomorze (Poland : Voivodship)
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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 37573

Ḳeselgros, Ze´ev
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ze´ev Ḳeselgros
Ze´ev Ḳeselgros (release name)
Ze´ev (Hebrew name)
Wolf (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/17/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Mühldorf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Mittergars (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 Tutzing (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
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 2:30
Interview Code 13770

Lazarus, Michael
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Michael Lazarus
Michael Lazaris (release name)
Sroil-Dovid Lazaris (name at birth)
Michael Lazarus (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/1/1929
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stuttgart (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
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 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 Southern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 7288

Levitas, Moses
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Moses Levitas
Moses Levitas (release name)
Moses (Hebrew name)
Moishe (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/4/1929
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
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 16489

Leṿinson, Daṿid
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Daṿid Leṿinson
Daṿid Leṿinson (release name)
David Lewinson (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 7/1/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Dachau (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 Waakirchen (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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 35945

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Lipshchits, Perets
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Perets Lipshchits
Perets Abramovich Lipshchits (release name)
Perets Abramovich Lipshits (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/17/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (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 Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 12591

Mekler, Alexandre
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Alexandre Mekler
Alexandre Mekler (release name)
Alexandre Mekler (current name)
Alexandre Wasserman (name at birth)
Sender Mekler (Hebrew name)
Alexandre Wasserman (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/22/1940
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) liberal Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) ghettos
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
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Rio de Janeiro
Country of Interview Brazil
Language(s) of Interview Portuguese
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 32752

Melder, Ze´ev
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ze´ev Melder
Ze´ev Melder (release name)
Ze´ev Melder (current name)
Volf Melder (name at birth)
Zev Melder (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/29/1922
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Kaunas (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Mühldorf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Kauen-Alexoten (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Landsberg (Bavaria, Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : 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 Waakirchen (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 Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 23668

Minin, Dvorah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dvorah Minin
Dvora Minin (release name)
Dvorah Minin (release name)
(current name)
Dvureh Rivah Shmulovich (name at birth)
(last name during war)
Dvorah (Hebrew name)
Shmulovich (maiden name)
Rivah (other name)
Dvora Smulovic Minin (other name)
Riva Smulovic (release maiden name)
Rivah Shmulovich (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/15/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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)
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 refugee camps
State of Interview Southern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 28443


Pesses, Raia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Raia Pesses
Raia Pesses (release name)
Pesses (current name)
Pesses (current name)
Shames (name at birth)
Shames (name at birth)
Wajner (last name during war)
Wajner (last name during war)
Chaya (Hebrew name)
Chaya (Yiddish name)
Chaya (other name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/1/1917
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox 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)
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
State of Interview ON
Country of Interview Canada
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 32365
Petukhauskas, Markas
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Markas Petukhauskas
Markas Samuelio Petukhauskas (release name)
Ionas Petrauskas (false name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/6/1931
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar)
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown) non-observant/non-practicing
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) Lithuania
Sasaiciai (Lithuania)(generic)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Sasaiciai (Lithuania)(generic)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Lithuanian
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 6194

Popovski, Zehavah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zehavah Popovski
Zahavah Popovski (release name)
Zehavah Popovski (release name)
Goldah Frid (name at birth)
(maiden name)
Zaava Frid Popovski (other name)
Golda Frid (release maiden name)
Goldah Frid (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3/3/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 Landsberg (Germany)(generic)
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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 28716

Pruchno, Samuel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Samuel Pruchno
Samuel Pruchno (release name)
Pruchno (current name)
Pruchno (last name during war)
Shmuel (Hebrew name)
Mouleh (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/6/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, German
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 Wolfratshausen (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
escapes during forced marches
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview MI
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 4:00
Interview Code 27125
Pulde, Abraham
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Abraham Pulde
Abraham Pulde (release name)
Abraham Pulde (name at birth)
Pulde (last name during war)
Chaim (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/22/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Schaulen (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering-Lager X Utting (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Radwilischken (Lithuania : 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 Bad Tölz (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
forced labor: body removal and disposal
State of Interview CA
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 18036

Pur, Daṿid
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Daṿid Pur
Daṿid Pur (release name)
Furman (name at birth)
Furman (last name during war)
David Pur (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/20/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Kaufering-Lager X Utting (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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, Jewish
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
orphanages and children's homes
prisons
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 4:00
Interview Code 31065

Rezniḳ, Shlomoh
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shlomoh Rezniḳ
Shlomoh Rezniḳ (release name)
Rezniḳ (current name)
Shlomo Reznik (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/4/1930
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Pawentsch (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (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 Waakirchen (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 Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 46232
Rice, Rebecca
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Rebecca Rice
Rebecca Rice (release name)
Reva (name at birth)
Rifka (Hebrew name)
Yores (maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 8/15/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : 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
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
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 1:30
Interview Code 426

Rigler, Hannah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Hannah Rigler
Hannah Rigler (release name)
Hannah Sara Rigler (current name)
Matuson (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/21/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, German
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Golebiewo (Pomorze, Poland)
Type of hiding place barns
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Golebiewo (Pomorze, Poland)
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 NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 7543
Rigler, Hannah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Hannah Rigler
Hannah Rigler (release name)
Hannah Sara Rigler (current name)
Matuson (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/21/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps, German
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s)
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Golebiewo (Pomorze, Poland)
Type of hiding place barns
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Golebiewo (Pomorze, Poland)
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 NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 7543

Rogalin, Zev
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Zev Rogalin
Zev Rogalin (release name)
Zev (Hebrew name)
Zev (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/12/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Dachau (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 Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 11869

Rozenfeld, R´ashah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee R´ashah Rozenfeld
R´ashah Rozenfeld (release name)
Rashah Rozenfeld (name at birth)
Rashah Rozenfeld (Hebrew name)
Abromovits (maiden name)
Rasha Abramovi (other name)
Rasha Rosenfeld (other name)
R´ashah ´abromovits (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/29/1922
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Chinow (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Chinow (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 Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 23274

Saks, Jechiel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jechiel Saks
Jechiel Saks (release name)
Jechiel (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/5/1916
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : 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 Germany
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
prisons
escapes during forced marches
escapes from the ghettos
State of Interview Gauteng
Country of Interview South Africa
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 7503

Sandler, Abraham
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Abraham Sandler
Abraham Michael Sandler (release name)
Abraham Sviatsky (name at birth)
Avraham (Hebrew name)
Nazalis (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 4/21/1921
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Lithuania
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Lithuania
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes from the camps
displaced persons camps
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 14363

Sheskin, Emanuel
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Emanuel Sheskin
`imanu´el Shesḳin (release name)
`imanu´el Shesḳin (current name)
Imanuel Scheskin (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1/1/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Latvia
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Mühldorf (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 Mühldorf (Germany : 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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 37649

Shilansḳi, Dov
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Dov Shilansḳi
Dov Shilansḳi (release name)
Shilansḳi (current name)
Berel (Yiddish name)
Berḳeh (nickname)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/21/1924
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Pawentsch (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Radwilischken (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Daugeljai (Lithuania: Concentration Camp)
Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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) Irgun Zeva'i Le'ummi
resistance groups, Jewish
Liberated by armed forces, United States
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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 14:00
Interview Code 43807
Shindelman, Asia
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Asia Shindelman
Asia Aronovna Shindelman (release name)
Shindel'man (current name)
Asia Aronovna Levin (name at birth)
Levin (last name during war)
Asnat (Hebrew name)
Levin (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 8/4/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Malken (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
concentration camps, German
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 Germany
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 Russian
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 25668
Shrage, Smuelis
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Smuelis Shrage
Smuelis Jankelio Srage (release name)
Shmuel' Iankelevich Shrage (name at birth)
Mikolas (false name)
Shmuel' (other name)
Smuelis Shrage (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 5/3/1925
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
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 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 concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview
Country of Interview Lithuania
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 13032
Shub, Gid`on
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Gid`on Shub
Gid`on Shub (release name)
(current name)
(name at birth)
(last name during war)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/21/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Mühldorf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
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) Irgun Zeva'i Le'ummi
Liberated by armed forces, United States
Location of liberation Seeshaupt (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences evasion of roundups
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 42970

Snarsḳi, Bonyah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Bonyah Snarsḳi
Bonyah Snarsḳi (release name)
Bonyah Snarsḳi (current name)
Bonyah Lifshits (name at birth)
Dvorah (Hebrew name)
Boniah Snarsky (other name)
Boniah Lifshitz (other name)
Bonyah Lifshits (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/15/1920
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Dachau (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Stuttgart (Germany : Concentration Camp)(generic)
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 Munich (Germany)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Haifa
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Yiddish
Length of Interview 1:00
Interview Code 47935

Sverdyol, Yonah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yonah Sverdyol
Yonah Sverdyol (release name)
(current name)
Yonaleh (nickname)
Jona Swerdiol (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 8/14/1926
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) non-observant/non-practicing
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Mühldorf (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 Poing (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 Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 4:30
Interview Code 46058

Tsofnat, ´esyah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee ´esyah Tsofnat
´esyah Tsofnat (release name)
Esia Chane Tsofnat (release name)
´esyah Mosheh Ḥaneh (name at birth)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 1/22/1929
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Ohrdruf (Germany : Concentration Camp)
Dörbeck (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
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:30
Interview Code 39849

Turner, Anna
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Anna Turner
Anna Turner (release name)
Chana (Hebrew name)
Chana Epstein (maiden name)
Chana Epstein (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/13/1921
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) conservative Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Danzig, Schichau-Werft (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Danzig, Schichau-Werft (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 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 displaced persons camps
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 18690

Vilenskaia, Shifra
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shifra Vilenskaia
Shifra Iudelevna Vilenskaia (release name)
Sher (name at birth)
Sher (maiden name)
Shifra Vilenskaja (other name)
Sher (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/2/1930
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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) Siauliai (Lithuania)
Type of hiding place bunkers
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
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Russian
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 15811
Wishnic, Mary
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Mary Wishnic
Mary Wishnic (release name)
Mania Wishnic (name at birth)
Zal (maiden name)
Monia Zal (other name)
Zal (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/20/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) modern orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) 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
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 NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 18706
Yalov, Ryva
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Ryva Yalov
Ryva Leah Yalov (release name)
Yalov (current name)
Rifka Leah Rod (name at birth)
Yalovcer (last name during war)
Rod (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/14/1918
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
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)
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 Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences escapes during forced marches
displaced persons camps
State of Interview CT
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 25633
Zelkowitz, Lillian
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Lillian Zelkowitz
lillian Zelkowitz (release name)
Leah Berman (name at birth)
Leah (Hebrew name)
Leah Berman (maiden name)
Berman (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/27/1927
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) concentration camps
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, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview IL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 2263
Zusman, Yafah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Yafah Zusman
Yafah Zusman (release name)
Yafah (Hebrew name)
Sheina Wishnia (maiden name)
Yafa Zussman (other name)
Sheinah Vishniah (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/26/1928
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Guttau (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Dörbeck (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
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
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 40715
´erlikh, Golda
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Goldah ´erlikh
Goldah ´erlikh (release name)
Goldah ´erlikh (current name)
Goldah ´eliy´ash (name at birth)
(Hebrew name)
Eliash (other name)
Golda Erlich (other name)
(release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/9/1932
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Lithuania
Religious Identity (Prewar) modern orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Siauliai (Lithuania : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Dörbeck (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 armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Nowe Miasto (Pomorze, Poland)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences orphanages and children's homes
displaced persons camps
evasion of roundups
State of Interview Tel Aviv
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 26850
´ulman, Mirya
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Miryam ´ulman
Miryam ´ulman (release name)
Miryam ´ulman (current name)
Miryam Ḳoṭler (name at birth)
Ḳoṭler (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/7/1917
City of Birth Siauliai (Lithuania)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Chinow (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 Yes
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant war crimes trial participants
Other Experiences
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 25806