Georges Bossak testimony
Object numberM2018/010:050
TitleGeorges Bossak testimony
DescriptionGeorges Gedaliah Bossak, born July 1, 1915 in Dereczyn, Russia (now Dziarechyn, Belarus), describes his family’s background; his childhood and religious education; being an apprentice to a tailor; being a member of Hechalutz Hatzair; serving in the Polish Army (1937-1938); the endemic antisemitism in the Slonim area; being in the artillery in the Polish Army and hiding at home after the retreat; joining a partisan group led by Icheskel Atlas with three other Jews; joining the Bulak group; getting married in 1946; his two daughters; going to Israel in 1948; going to Germany in 1951; immigrating to Australia in 1955, sponsored by the American Jewish World Service; his feelings towards Poles and Germans; working as a building contractor; and his participation in the Jewish community.
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date 1984-03-21 - 1984-03-21
Subjectsurvivors, testimonies, partisans, resistance
Object nametestimonies
Material.wav
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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sophie Caplan