Testimony of Yeshayahu Kromas, born in Raseiniai, Lithuania, 1900, regarding his experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto, in hiding in the Raseiniai district and forests

Testimony of Yeshayahu Kromas, born in Raseiniai, Lithuania, 1900, regarding his experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto, in hiding in the Raseiniai district and forests 

Testimony of Yeshayahu Kromas, born in Raseiniai, Lithuania, 1900, regarding his experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto, in hiding in the Raseiniai district and forests 

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Testimony of Yeshayahu Kromas, born in Raseiniai, Lithuania, 1900, regarding his experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto, in hiding in the Raseiniai district and forests Life before the war in Raseiniai. German occupation, 24 July 1941; restrictions on the Jews; deportation to forced labor; abuse of Jews by Lithuanians led by Ruikis and Sabalauskas; establishment of a camp in a monastery in Jurbarkas; deportation to a camp; camp life; activities of the commander Rubsaitis and his assistants Grigelevicius and Kostas Norbutas; murder of men; includes a list of names of perpetrators; murder of women, 29 July 1941; release of his wife and daughter due to his combat service in the Lithuanian Army; receives a permit to stay in his home; receives information about the murder of the Jews, 29 August 1941; life in the family home until 08 March 1942; capture and transfer to a prison by Germans; rescue from shooting and deportation to the Kaunas Ghetto due to his contacts with the Lithuanian population; escape with the family to the Raseiniai district, Yom Kippur 1943; life in the district hidden in the homes of farmer acquaintances; approach of the Red Army; escape to forests; liberation by the Red Army. Receives information about the murder of Jews in Simkaiciai, Girkalnis, Betygala, Nemaksciai, Stakiai and Vidukle; includes a list of names of Lithuanian collaborators.