us-005578-irn501520
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Musia Gershenman was born on 14 April 1920 in Kovno, Lithuania (Kaunas) to Elhanan and Esther Shames. She had at least one sister. During World War II, Musia, her husband Aaron, her parents, and her sister were all in the Kovno Ghetto. By early 1944, her father, sister, and brother-in-law had been deported. Her cousin helped arrange for Musia and her husband to escape the ghetto and hide in the house of Jonas and Antonina Paulavicius. Several other Jews were also hidden, but Musia was not able to rescue her mother. After Kovno was liberated by the Red Army, Musia and Aaron immigrated to Palestine. Antonina and Jonas rescued 16 people during the Holocaust. Jonas was murdered in 1950. In 1983, Antonina was recognized by Yad Vashem as a"Righteous Among the Nations"
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: yid
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 686
has or had subject: 874
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn501520
record resource extent: folder 1 1 videocassette,
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Contains a photocopy of handwritten testimony in Yiddish by Musia Gershenman, who, along with several other Jews from the Kovno (Kaunas, Lithuania) ghetto, was rescued by Antonina and Jonas Paulavicius. Included with the testimony is an English translation provided by the USHMM. The collection also includes a videocassette of the ceremony at Yad Vashem recognizing Antonina Paulavicius as a"Righteous Among the Nations"
title: Musia Gershenman testimony