Slovakia Partisan
Alexander Salomon was born on June 22nd, 1919, in Zvollen, Slovakia, and grew up in an isolated, ultra-orthodox community in Dej, Transylvania, then part of Romania. His parents, Morris and Charlotte, were peddlers who traveled throughout the region, selling...
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Poland Partisan
Benjamin Lombrowski (Inoma Dombrovsky) was born on January 10, 1916, in the small village of Deretchin, Poland, which was formerly in the area of Novogrudok. He lived with his parents, Shlomo-Mordechai and Badaneh, along with four siblings: Yehudah, Golda...
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Poland Partisan
Sonia Lombrowski (nee Lazowski) was born on October 25, 1917, to a wealthy family in Dvoretz, Poland. She lived with her parents, Eliezer and Chayka, and four siblings: Motil, Yaakov, Heshel, and Yehoshua. When the war broke out in...
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Poland Partisan
This report is based on a chapter of Betty Brodsky Cohen’s upcoming book, “The Tunnel People,” which tells the personal stories of the Novogrudok tunnel escapees. Shlomo Ryback was born on March 12, 1914, in Radun, Poland. He lived...
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Poland Partisan
This report is based on a chapter of Betty Brodsky Cohen’s upcoming book “The Tunnel People” which tells the personal stories of the Novogrudok tunnel escapees. Chana Iwinietcka Ryback was born on March 31st, 1913 in Novogrudok, Poland. She...
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