Joint testimony of Berl Krengelis, born in Kalvarija, Lithuania, 1906 and Esther Krengelis, regarding their experiences in Pilviskai, the Kaunas Ghetto, and using a false identity in Insternburg and Wilkenthal

Joint testimony of Berl Krengelis, born in Kalvarija, Lithuania, 1906 and Esther Krengelis, regarding their experiences in Pilviskai, the Kaunas Ghetto, and using a false identity in Insternburg and Wilkenthal 

Joint testimony of Berl Krengelis, born in Kalvarija, Lithuania, 1906 and Esther Krengelis, regarding their experiences in Pilviskai, the Kaunas Ghetto, and using a false identity in Insternburg and Wilkenthal 

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Joint testimony of Berl Krengelis, born in Kalvarija, Lithuania, 1906 and Esther Krengelis, regarding their experiences in Pilviskai, the Kaunas Ghetto, and using a false identity in Insternburg and Wilkenthal Life before the war; life in Klaipeda; move to Pilviskai, 1939. German occupation, 23 June 1941; transfer of the local administration to the Lithuanians; Lithuanian leadership led by Bridzius Vasilius (Lithuanian police) and Vasilius; restrictions on the Jews; deportation of Jews to forced labor; looting of property, money and jewelry from Jews; abuse of Jews; establishment of the Judenrat; yellow badge; murder of men and women in the village of Tilcius, 29 August 1941; “Aktion” headed by Germans and the Lithuanians Ilgunas, Romanauskas, Burokas with others; receives information about the murder of Jewish men from Vilkaviskis; murder of women and children in the village of Tilcius, 15 September 1941; includes a list of names of Jews who were murdered; joins skilled professionals from the Tigras fur factory; transfer of skilled professionals to the Kaunas Ghetto, summer 1942; list of names of survivors from Pilviskai; escape to Germany using a false identity with the help of the farmer Jozas Zavadzkos; transfer to Instenburg; life in Insternburg using a false identity including forced labor; transfer to Wilkenthal, 22 October 1941; life in Wilkenthal using a false identity in a farmer's home; forced labor for the farmer; birth of a daughter; termination of her employment by the farmer due to economic difficulties; life in Insternburg; obtains work in a blanket factory; air-raids over Insternburg by the Red Army air force; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Lithuania.