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Oral History Interview with Pola Bekker, October 12, 1996

Description: Interview with Pola Bekker, a Holocaust survivor from Warsaw. Bekker discusses her family, the Jewish District in Warsaw, life in the city before the war, antisemitism in Warsaw, the invasion of Poland and bombing of the city, fleeing to Russia, life in Orsk, moving to Voroshilovgrad, returning to Poland at the end of the war, and moving to Israel.
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Date: October 12, 1996
Creator: Anson, Jennifer & Bekker, Pola
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jacob Bekker, September 28, 1996

Description: Interview with Jacob Bekker, a Holocaust survivor from Warsaw, Poland. Bekker discusses his upbringing, life for Jews in Warsaw before the war, antisemitism in Warsaw and discrimination, the invasion of Poland, Germans and Poles identifying Jews and singling them out for labor, fleeing to Russia and working there, returning to Poland after the war, and leaving for Israel.
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Date: September 28, 1996
Creator: Anson, Jennifer & Bekker, Jacob
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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