Chinitz, Jenny
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jenny Chinitz
Jenny Chinitz (release name)
Jenny Chinitz (current name)
Zelda Misuszczyn (name at birth)
Misuszczyn (maiden name)
Zenia (other name)
Misuszczyn (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12/28/1925
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) 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
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 1:49
Interview Code 3743
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Cyla Fersht
Cyla Fersht (release name)
Fersht (current name)
Cyla Wejc (name at birth)
Fersht (last name during war)
Tzila (Hebrew name)
Wejc (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 4/6/1919
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional 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 displaced persons camps
Soviet exile
State of Interview VIC
Country of Interview Australia
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 35908
Mogilnik, Jakob
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Jakob Mogilnik
Jakob Mogilnik (release name)
Mogilnik (current name)
Mogilnik Jakob (name at birth)
Mogilnik (last name during war)
Yankev ben David (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/25/1925
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
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) 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 NY
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:30
Interview Code 20789
Narev, Freda
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Freda Narev
Freda Narev (release name)
Narev (current name)
Freda Malacka (name at birth)
Malacka (last name during war)
Fella (false name)
Malacka (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/5/1937
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s)
Camp(s)
Went into Hiding Yes
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location)
Type of hiding place
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences concealment of Jewish identity
displaced persons camps
State of Interview Auckland
Country of Interview New Zealand
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 2:00
Interview Code 38341
Niv, Shlomoh Ḳatsherginsḳi
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Shlomoh Niv
Shlomoh Niv (release name)
Shlomoh Ḳatsherginsḳi (name at birth)
Shlomoh-Shebsel (Yiddish name)
Shlomo-Shepsl (nickname)
Shlomo Kaczerginski (other name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 10/24/1930
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Widze (Poland : Ghetto)
Widze (Poland : Ghetto)
Swieciany (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Mielegjany (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Wilna-HKP (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Jewje (Lithuania : Concentration Camp)
Wilna-Kailis (Poland : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County)
Type of hiding place forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation Wilejka (Vilna, Poland : County)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory No
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
State of Interview Central
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 3:00
Interview Code 40513

-- Ohana, Sarah
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Sarah Ohana
Sarah Ohana (release name)
(current name)
Sarah Svirsky (maiden name)
Sara Ohana (other name)
Sarah Sṿirsḳi (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 5/24/1928
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Poland
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Vilna (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding
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 Northern
Country of Interview Israel
Language(s) of Interview Hebrew
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 43968
Sidelsky, Chaja
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Chaja Sidelsky
Chaja Sidelsky (release name)
Chaya (Hebrew name)
Epelbaum (maiden name)
Irene Hip (false name)
Epelbaum (release maiden name)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 9/5/1907
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
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) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Saint-Martin-Vésubie (France)
Déols (France)
Type of hiding place convents and monasteries
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by
Location of liberation Rome (Italy)
Fled from Nazi controlled territory Yes
Forced (death) Marches No
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences displaced persons camps
concealment of Jewish identity
State of Interview Alpes-Maritimes
Country of Interview France
Language(s) of Interview French
Length of Interview 1:30
Interview Code 6368
Tworecke, Leo
Jewish Survivor
Question Answer
Name of Interviewee Leo Tworecke
Leo Tworecke (release name)
Label (Hebrew name)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 3/5/1914
City of Birth Widze (Poland)
Country of Birth Russia/Soviet Russia
Religious Identity (Prewar) orthodox Judaism
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Religious Identity (Time Period Unknown)
Ghetto(s) Braslaw (Poland : Ghetto)
Ignalino (Poland : Ghetto)
Widze (Poland : Ghetto)
Camp(s) Wilna (Poland : Concentration Camp)(generic)
Kivióli I (Estonia : Concentration Camp)
Went into Hiding No
Member of Underground, Resistance or Partisan Group(s) No
Hiding or living under false identity (Location) Vilna (Poland)
Estonia
Type of hiding place factories
forests
Resistance Group(s)
Liberated by armed forces, Soviet
Location of liberation
Fled from Nazi controlled territory
Forced (death) Marches
Aid Giver, Liberator, or War Crimes Trials Participant
Other Experiences
State of Interview FL
Country of Interview U.S.A.
Language(s) of Interview English
Length of Interview 1:18
Interview Code 6074

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