us-005578-irn522008
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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: yid
has or had subject: 686
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identifier: irn522008
record resource extent: folder 1
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Consists of a memoir, 60 pages, written by Jacob Josef Bunka, entitled"Plungyan" In this memoir, Mr. Bunka describes the history of Jewish life in Plungyan, Lithuania (also known as Plunge), and his experiences in Plungyan in the early years of the war, evacuation to Russia, and return to Plungyan after the war. He includes the names of Jews who perished, of Lithuanian collaborators, and of Righteous Gentiles. The memoir has been translated into English by Stephen Geller Katz and edited by Rabbi Beyamin Herson. The collection includes a photocopy of the original memoir in Yiddish.
title: "Plungya" memoir