Event · Migration
Chorowski entered the ghetto
Solasz directed Paul Chorowski toward Biala Street to reenter the Bialystok ghetto.
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... ‘“‘As winter began in 1943,” recalled Mr. Solasz, “‘I
left the ghetto one day to find some food. Suddenly I
saw Chorowski approaching me from a distance, terror
all over his face, in imminent danger of being caught by
the Nazis. When he saw me, he was overjoyed. He
asked how he could sneak back into the ghetto, because
the Gestapo was not far behind him. In fact, they had
fired several shots and almost captured him. Without
hesitation, I told Chorowski he should turn right on to
Biala Street and enter the ghetto there. He followed my
instructions. Not a minute after he had disappeared,
several Gestapo officers came over to me. They were
sure I was a Polish boy because of the cross around my
neck. In an enraged tone they asked me where the Jew
went. I answered that he had turned left. They hurriedly ...Connected nodes