Testimony of Meier Koren, born in Lida, Poland, 1899, regarding his experiences in Vievis, Semeliskes, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding

Testimony of Meier Koren, born in Lida, Poland, 1899, regarding his experiences in Vievis, Semeliskes, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding 

Testimony of Meier Koren, born in Lida, Poland, 1899, regarding his experiences in Vievis, Semeliskes, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding 

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Testimony of Meier Koren, born in Lida, Poland, 1899, regarding his experiences in Vievis, Semeliskes, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding Jewish life before the war; move to Vievis, 1936. Soviet occupation, 1940; German occupation, 24 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews; looting of property and murder of Jews by Lithuanian collaborators; includes a list of names of Lithuanian perpetrators; deportation of Jews to Semeliskes 22 September 1941; life in Semeliskes; rescue with the help of an acquaintance from work; receives permission to continue work as a factory manager; return transfer to Vievis; smuggle of his daughter to Vievis; return transfer to Semeliskes; secretly digs with his sons in the detention cellar; release and escape to Vievis; life in Vievis including a meeting with his daughter; his sons are in hiding and escape; meets his sons; receives information about the murder of Jews, 06-07 October 1941; murder of Jews of Zasliai in Semeliskes; includes a list of names of Lithuanian collaborators; in hiding with the family; life in hiding in a Polish workers home, 1941-28 April 1942; in hiding in the homes of farmers Stachovskis and Franz Skarubskis; escape to the Kaunas Ghetto, 19 August 1942; escape and hidden with friends by the Russian Mikdas Simelis; liberation, 13 July 1944; includes a list of names of Lithuanian perpetrators.