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USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Semen Bessarabskii

Oral History | Digitized | VHA Interview Code: 24426

Overview

Interviewee: Semen Bessarabskii
Experience Group: Jewish Survivor
Gender: M
Interview Length: 2:14:50
Interview Date: 12/8/1996
Interview Location: / Ukraine
Birth Year: 1929
Birth City: Peschianka (Vinnitsa/ Ukraine/ USSR)
Birth Country: USSR
Hiding or False Identity Location: Ukraine (USSR : Soviet Socialist Republic)
Type of Hiding Place: attics
houses
cellars
Liberated By: armed forces/ Soviet
Location of Liberation: Vinnitsa (Ukraine/ USSR : Oblast)
Other Experiences: escapes from the camps
escapes during forced marches
concealment of Jewish identity
Prewar Religious Identity: traditional Judaism
Postwar Religious Identity: Judaism
Description: Forms part of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute Visual History Archive.

Physical Details

Language: Russian

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Holder of Originals: USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
Special Collection: USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive

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