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Testimony regarding Nesvizh (Nieswiez), Poland

Document | Accession Number: 2010.432

Consists of an eyewitness report of the destruction of the Jewish community of Nesvizh (Nieswiez), Poland, written by Moshe Lachowicki in Jerusalem in 1948. He describes the Nazi raid on the village of October 29, 1941, life in the ghetto subsequent to that, and the panic that accompanied a second raid, from which Mr. Lachowicki escaped by hiding. He was able to escape into the forest, where he joined the partisans.

Date
1948  (publication/distribution)
Language
English
Genre/Form
Personal Narratives.
Extent
1 memoir.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of J. Pierre Loebel
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Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Dr. J. Pierre Loebel donated this testimony to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Sept. 6, 2010. The document came to the Loebel family because they had extended family in Nieswiez, including Mrs. Loebel's grandfather, Neach Wselubski, who was a prominent citizen. Most of the members of the family were murdered in the Holocaust.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2017-10-02 10:55:34
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