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Joseph Rotbaum Ribo - July 5, 2005

Joseph Rotbaum Ribo was born in Głowaczów, Poland. At the start of the war, the family was moved to the Mariampol ghetto and then later the Kozienice ghetto. Joseph and his father would often sneak out of the ghetto to obtain food. One day while outside of the ghetto, his family was put on a transport to Treblinka. Left behind, Joseph lived in Polish villages before deciding to enter the Pionki camp. From Pionki he was taken to Sachsenhausen. Joseph was liberated on a death march from Sachsenhausen and eventually settled in England before moving to Israel.

1. Introduction
2. Life Before the War
3. Education
4. Relationships with Gentiles
5. Life at Home
6. Summer Before the War
7. Start of War
8. German Occupation
9. Kozienice Ghetto
10. Food Rationing
11. Leaving Ghetto to Find Food
12. Life in the Ghetto
13. Conditions in the Ghetto
14. Being Scared in the Ghetto
15. Missing the Transportation to Treblinka
16. Hiding with Cousin
17. Seeing Father for the Last Time
18. Watching Transport Leave for Treblinka
19. Getting Help from Poles
20. Getting Help from Poles II
21. Entering the Pionki Camp
22. Life in Pionki
23. Escaping Pionki
24. Moving from Pionki to Sachsenhausen
25. Fate of Cousin
26. Visiting Poland After the War
27. Death March
28. Getting Released
29. Traveling with Germans
30. Traveling with the Russians
31. Finding Family After the War
32. Moving to England
33. Moving to Israel
34. Sharing Story
35. Religious Life After the War
36. Conclusion