Hall of Testimonies

Describing how a Russian soldier and his daughter helped them survive in Siberia.

Describing how her sister fell in the river, then was forced to work in wet clothing, developed pneumonia and died a week later.

Describing how a Jewish neighbour found them in the cattle wagon and came to bring assistance to her mother.

Describing the harsh conditions in the Middle East and the rigorous daily routine that he experienced during his 6 years as a cadet.

Describing how they travelled for 6 days on barges on the Amudaria River. During this time, the girl lying next to him died, and he never even saw what she …

Describing how his uncle was crushed by a falling tree, and died later that same day, after his brother had carried him home. He may have survived, had there been …

Explains how he got to America

Remembering the ship across the Caspian Sea, then the train from Pahlevi to Teheran.

Describing his father’s arrest, deportation to Murmansk, and his eventual death there.

Describing some of their experiences at the labour camp.

Describing the effects of the disease.

Reading her favourite poem about the deportations to Kazakhstan.

Summing up the good and bad things about his life experiences.

Describing the living conditions in the Gulag, and how they got worse after the Germans attacked the Russians.

Describing how the war began with the bombing of the military base close to his home.

Tells of reuniting with his parents and siblings after 20 years.

Describing how, at the tender age of 14, he was part of Berling’s Army, and what his duties were.

Describes how the 5 children were loaded into the cargo wagon with their mother, but their aunt argued with the Soviet guards, saying that the 2 eldest were her children, …

Describing how his mother became ill in India and was hospitalized, while he and his sister were sent to the orphanage. When his mother was better, they were sent to …

Describing their life in Uzbekistan.

Describing how his father got pneumonia and died on the train heading for Uzbekistan.

Describing how her mother decided to risk going south without the proper papers, and how a Russian soldier helped her by explaining what she should do on the train. At …

Describing what changed after the Soviets invaded their village.

Describing how her father returned, after having evacuated to Romania with the Polish Army. He was arrested a few days later, and he ended up a victim at Katyn.