us-005578-irn60648-irn6000
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archival history: The flier was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Yaffa Eliach.
biographical history: Yaffa Sonenson was born on May 31, 1936, to Shalom Ben-Shemesh (Moshe) and Zipporah Katz Sonenson in Eisiskes, Poland (Lithuania). Her older brother, Yitzhak Uri, was born in 1932. Yaffa's maternal grandparents, Yitzhak Uri and Alte Rahel-Yehudit Katz, were professional photographers. Alte also owned a bakery, was a pharmacist , and served as director of the school education committee. Eisikes was occupied by German troops on June 23, 1941, two days after Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union. The Jewish residents were harassed and humiliated by the soldiers. Moshe, who was a member of the volunteer fire department, was ordered to hose down his brother with the fire hose or he would be shot. A few days later, attack dogs were set upon members of the Jewish council, including Moshe. About the same time, Zipporah gave birth to another boy; the brit milah was held in secret. The Jewish council was told to organize men for forced labor units. Then, a few days later, Jewish residents were told to surrender all their valuables. The Germans announced that Jews had permission to hold High Holiday services. Moshe was suspicious and wanted the family to flee, but his mother-in-law, Alte, refused. Moshe sent Yitzhak and Yaffa to live with Zozia Aliszkewicz, their Polish housekeeper. On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Lithuanian collaborators began rounding up Jews. They were held in the main synagogue and two adjoining buildings. Four days later, on September 25-26, 1941, the Lithuanians joined with German Einstazgruppe (mobile killing units) and began systematically killing all the Jews. Alte was among the murdered. After the shooting stopped, a peasant boy came to Zozia's house to fetch the children and bring them to their father who had fled. Once they met their father, they had to continue walking to a safer hiding place, passing the bodies of murdered friends lying in the snow. They went to Vassiliosk and stayed with a former business acquaintance. That n…
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular paper poster with text in Hebrew and German in black ink.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1936 March 21
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: heb
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn6000
is or was included in: us-005578-irn60648
record resource extent: overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Program of events for a Jewish cultural event in Nazi Germany on March 21, 1936. Among the featured speakers was Dr. Kaleko, the head of the Culture Department for the Zionist Organization of Germany.
title: Program for a Jewish cultural event in pre-Kristallnacht Nazi Germany