Collection of items (photographs, documents and a handwritten diary) which belonged to Yehuda Zerzy Singer, and document his life in Poland and Russia during World War II, and his life in Palestine after his arrival with the "Teheran Children". Poland and Palestine, late 1930s to 1940s. Singer was born in Krakow in 1928 and immigrated to Palestine in February 1943 with the "Teheran Children" - a group of children, holocaust survivors, brought to the country by the Jewish Agency after staying in a camp set for them in Teheran (Iran). After arriving in Palestine, Singer was sent (together with a group of "Teheran Children") to Kibutz Ein Harod. The collection includes: · A handwritten diary (in Polish) written by Singer during World War II, in which he documents events which he witnessed starting on September 1, 1939, the day of the invasion of Nazi Germany into Poland, until the first months of 1942 (about one year prior to his arrival in Palestine). The diary document the occupation of Poland (Singer writes that on September 1 he woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of bombing); the plans of the family to escape to the east, the trip of the family to Lviv (where he and his family lived with relatives); fleeing refugees on the road side; the recruitment of his father to the army (apparently his father enlisted to Anders' army); occupation of Lviv by the Russians; receipt of a letter announcing that his father was taken prisoner; his mother's work in sawing trees and his brother's work as a guard (these entries imply that the family is in some imprisonment camp, maybe in Siberia) , the invasion of Germany into Russia, arrival of NKVD people, and finally - a trip south by train and meeting new friends (apparently on the way to and in Teheran). 32 pp (written in pencil), 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears at margins of some leaves. Part of the text is slightly faded. No cover. · Certificate from a school in Krakow in the name of Singer, issued in 1938. · Official certificate (English) typewritten on stationery of "The Jewish Agency for Palestine, Bureau for Children and Youth", indicating that Singer arrived in Palestine in 1943 and that he studies in Ein Harod. · 24 photographs which belonged to Singer. Most photographs are group photographs of boys and girls which were photographed, apparently, during the period through which Singer lived in Kibutz Ein Harod. Average size: 8.5X6 cm. Good overall condition. · Certificate: "License to drive a freight car", in the name of Yehuda Singer. Issued in 1949. Enclosed: two documents and a postcard, related, most probably, to Singer's family members. Total of 28 items. Size and condition vary.
Collection of items (photographs, documents and a handwritten diary) which belonged to Yehuda Zerzy Singer, and document his life in Poland and Russia during World War II, and his life in Palestine after his arrival with the "Teheran Children". Poland and Palestine, late 1930s to 1940s. Singer was born in Krakow in 1928 and immigrated to Palestine in February 1943 with the "Teheran Children" - a group of children, holocaust survivors, brought to the country by the Jewish Agency after staying in a camp set for them in Teheran (Iran). After arriving in Palestine, Singer was sent (together with a group of "Teheran Children") to Kibutz Ein Harod. The collection includes: · A handwritten diary (in Polish) written by Singer during World War II, in which he documents events which he witnessed starting on September 1, 1939, the day of the invasion of Nazi Germany into Poland, until the first months of 1942 (about one year prior to his arrival in Palestine). The diary document the occupation of Poland (Singer writes that on September 1 he woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of bombing); the plans of the family to escape to the east, the trip of the family to Lviv (where he and his family lived with relatives); fleeing refugees on the road side; the recruitment of his father to the army (apparently his father enlisted to Anders' army); occupation of Lviv by the Russians; receipt of a letter announcing that his father was taken prisoner; his mother's work in sawing trees and his brother's work as a guard (these entries imply that the family is in some imprisonment camp, maybe in Siberia) , the invasion of Germany into Russia, arrival of NKVD people, and finally - a trip south by train and meeting new friends (apparently on the way to and in Teheran). 32 pp (written in pencil), 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears at margins of some leaves. Part of the text is slightly faded. No cover. · Certificate from a school in Krakow in the name of Singer, issued in 1938. · Official certificate (English) typewritten on stationery of "The Jewish Agency for Palestine, Bureau for Children and Youth", indicating that Singer arrived in Palestine in 1943 and that he studies in Ein Harod. · 24 photographs which belonged to Singer. Most photographs are group photographs of boys and girls which were photographed, apparently, during the period through which Singer lived in Kibutz Ein Harod. Average size: 8.5X6 cm. Good overall condition. · Certificate: "License to drive a freight car", in the name of Yehuda Singer. Issued in 1949. Enclosed: two documents and a postcard, related, most probably, to Singer's family members. Total of 28 items. Size and condition vary.
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