Person
Simcha
שמחה׳ן
Kapelushnik's brother, killed by Germans during an attack.
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... ״אריבערגײענדיק א װעג, נישט װײט פון רוזשינאי, איז
אנגעפארן א לאסט־אויטא מיט דײטשן. צו אונדזער אומגליק
האבן די בעסטיעם אונדז באמערקט פריער װי מיר זײ. די
דײטשן האבן אנגעהזיבן שיסן אויף אונדז און דער׳הרג׳עט
מײנע ברידער, הערשלען און שמחה׳ן, שמחה׳ם װײב און
הערשלס יינגל. איך האב געהאט בײ זיך א מאשין־ביקס,
האב איך צוריקגעשאםן און מיר איז געלונגען צו אנטרינען
פון די רוצחישע לאפעם״... ...Connected nodes
Event
Kapelushnik's relatives were killed during an attack
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