Regina Silver - June 21, 1982
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Regina Silver was born in 1915 in Sarnaki, Poland. Following the German invasion in Poland in 1939, Regina and her husband were sent to a work camp in Diktarka, Russia. After moving from Diktarka to Turkestan, Regina lost her child after he contracted measles and pneumonia. She had another child while in Turkestan who survived. After the war, Regina and her family lived in Bielawa, Poland until she left with her husband and family for Canada in 1950.
- Introduction
- Pre-War Life
- Religion
- Pre-War Anti-Semitism
- Start of War
- Relocating to Russia
- Barracks Life
- Being Taken to Diktarka
- Life in Diktarka
- Socializing in the Camps
- News Regarding the War
- Child's Death in Turkestan
- Leaving for Canada
- Living in Russia
- Liberation
- Affect of War on Her Religion
- Reflection on Her Survival
- Post-War Anti-Semitism
- Life After the War
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