Handwritten notebook from the holocaust period, which belonged to a Jew from Baranavichy. 1941-1945. Yiddish.
The notebook contains short and dated comments and it records, apparently, the wandering of the writer through Europe until his arrival in Palestine. Among others, mentioned in the notebook are: outbreak of the war, occupation of Baranavichy by the Germans, three actions in the Ghetto, names of victims, fleeing to the forest, names of tens of camps (Partisans?),exit from the forest, trip to Italy and arrival in Palestine. The last comment in the notebook is dated 17.11.1945, and it reads: "dukhgefarn [trip through]: Netanya, Kfar Saba, Kibutz Ramat Hakovesh, Ra'anana, Tel-Aviv oyf Yerushalayim…"
[22] written pages, approx. 9.5X6.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Slight defects. Several detached or partly detached leaves. Slight creases and tears (mainly to wrappers).