BEKKER, Jacob (b. 1919) | Oral History

BEKKER, Jacob (b. 1919)

Notable: Holocaust survivor

Oral Histories

Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; German occupation of Warsaw and the formation of Jewish labor battalions; escape to the Soviet Union; work as an electrician in Orsk, Russian S F S R.; his marriage to Pola and birth of his children, Eva (1941) and Mike (1944); return to post- war Poland and emigration to Israel; emigration to the United States.
Date of Interview: September 28, 1996

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