Hershel Cukierman (later Harold Zissman) was born to a Jewish family. After World War II, he emigrated to the United States.
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Written in 1952, the memoir (also entitled"Escape to the Forest") describes the author's experiences in the Derechin ghetto, his escape from that ghetto, and his joining a band of partisans.
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