Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

Abraham Asner - October 10, 1982

Contents

An interview with Abraham Asner, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Sherry Weisberg. Abraham Asner was born in Nacha, Belarus in 1916. After the war broke out, Abraham and his brothers were sent to Radun ghetto as part of a labor force. They survived the liquidation of the ghetto in 1942 and became part of a partisan organization based in the nearby Natsher Pustshe forest. The brothers engaged in partisan activities and missions until they were liberated in 1945. A few years later, Abraham immigrated to Canada with his wife.

  1. Introduction
  2. Outbreak of War
  3. Living in Lithuania
  4. Orany
  5. Burying Cows
  6. Eišiškes
  7. Eišiškes 2
  8. Radun Ghetto
  9. Religious Practices
  10. Radun Ghetto 2
  11. Registration
  12. Burying the Dead
  13. Passport Check
  14. Hiding in the Woods
  15. Police Contact
  16. Partisan Ambush
  17. Organizing the Underground
  18. Organizing the Underground 2
  19. Helping Runaways
  20. Helping Runaways 2
  21. Communist Party
  22. Electing a New Leader
  23. Partisan Work
  24. Germans
  25. Germans 2
  26. Working with the Russians
  27. Concentration Camps
  28. Meeting His Wife
  29. Partisan Living Conditions
  30. White Russian Underground
  31. Finding Transportation
  32. Reuniting with a Partisan
  33. An Execution
  34. Polish Underground
  35. New Leader
  36. Partisan Missions
  37. Partisan Missions 2
  38. Partisan Missions 3
  39. Police Appointment
  40. Death of Brother
  41. Decision to Immigrate
  42. Family
  43. Death of Youngest Brother
  44. Death of Youngest Brother 2
  45. Attack on Partisan Camp
  46. Wife's Story
  47. Radun Ghetto 3
  48. Ambushes
  49. Gunshot Wounds
  50. Before the War
  51. Before the War 2
  52. Religious Holidays
  53. Illness
  54. Partisan Story
  55. Partisan Story 2
  56. Spies
  57. Spies 2
  58. End of the War
  59. Polish Army
  60. Polish Army 2
  61. Polish Citizenship
  62. Canada
  63. Canada 2
  64. Family 2
  65. Ed Asner
  66. Ed Asner 2
  67. Ed Asner 3
  68. Daughters
  69. Dreams and Nightmares
  70. Religious Beliefs
  71. Religious Beliefs 2
  72. Thoughts on Survival
  73. Miscellaneous
  74. Partisan Activities
  75. Partisan Activities 2
  76. Partisan Activities 3
  77. Conclusion

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