Łuków
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Imprisonment in Block 15
The narrator was imprisoned in camp block 15.
Transfer to Block 8
The narrator was transferred to block 8 after two days.
Forced labor at Portland factory
Fifty-nine people from the narrator's transport were sent to work at the Portland factory.
Forced labor in Galeshaw
Prisoners from Birkenau took over work in Galeshaw previously performed by free Poles; no employer or individual participants are identified.
Selection in camp
Dr. Schwarz or Schwarzkopf conducted a large selection in the camp in January 1944.
Nightly hangings by Ignatz
Ignatz hanged one person each night among the Jews.
Death of the Budapest rabbi
The narrator saw the Budapest rabbi die.
Deaths from hunger and cold
The unnamed president and accountant of the Diamond Club in Antwerp died from hunger and cold; the club itself is not a victim and Antwerp identifies the club, not necessarily the death place.
Death of a Belgian Jewish officer
A Belgian Jewish officer died and spoke final words to fellow prisoners.
Hanging of a boy for stealing bread
A boy was hanged for stealing a piece of bread.
Planned transfer to camps deeper in Germany
Murderers decided to transport prisoners to camps deeper in Germany on January 18, 1945.
Transfer to Flossenbürg
The narrator and others were transferred to Flossenbürg after a selection.
Adolf Eichmann arrived at the camp
Adolf Eichmann arrived at the camp near the end of February.
Transfer to Regensburg
The narrator was transferred to Regensburg with approximately four hundred others.
Mass shooting during nighttime evacuation
A nighttime forced removal on April 26 during which the group was fired upon; the shooting location is not established, since Regensburg is identified as the hospital location.
Ambulance transfer to Bamberg
The narrator was transported by ambulance to Bamberg.
Medical train transport to Paris
The narrator was placed on a military medical train bound directly for Paris.
Liquidation of Jewish life in Lukow
German perpetrators and collaborators deported Jewish families from Lukow to Treblinka.
Sheltering of Jewish Partisans
Janek Zimawski sheltered Jewish partisans from Kock at his home during an action in the Łuków ghetto; they were to return to the Kock forests afterward.
Proposed partisan group
The speakers decided to create a partisan group and leave for the forests around Kock; formation of the group is not confirmed.
Liher returned from Polish military service
The narrator’s brother Liher returned from the Polish military in 1939.
Murder of the Prast family
The Prast family was reportedly murdered by members of the Polish underground movement.
Bunker murders
People hidden in the bunker were taken into the yard and murdered on February 27, 1944.
Lazar returned from the Polish army
Lazar returned from the Polish army in 1939 and had hidden weapons.
Aktion in Łuków Ghetto
An Aktion was taking place in the Łuków Ghetto, and people were warned to hide during the day.
Murder of the Prost family
The Prost family was reportedly murdered by part of the Polish underground.
Planned Aktion in Lukow
News spread that approximately sixty freight wagons stood ready for an Aktion.
Polish perpetrators sent to Majdanek
Several dozen Polish people were sent to the Majdanek penal camp near Lublin in connection with an attempted robbery.
Deportation transport toward Treblinka
Hundreds of Jewish workers were seized and loaded onto wagons toward Treblinka.
Execution of remaining captured Jews at the Jewish cemetery
Approximately 200 remaining captured Jews were taken to the Jewish cemetery and executed.
Bund activity in Lukow
The Bundist movement was active in Lukow by 1904 and organized the first strikes.
Formation of the KamBund
The KamBund arose after the Bund split.
Murder of Shepsl Kastrazhevitch
Shepsl Kastrazhevitch was murdered in detention in Lukow.
Murder of Motel Bronzoyl
Motel Bronzoyl was murdered in detention in Lublin in 1920.
Shooting of Velvl Felcman
Velvl Felcman was shot while bringing food through barbed wire.
Murder of Yekhiel Anshtak
Yekhiel Anshtak and five companions were murdered by non-Jewish partisans.