Alexander Raab Oral History
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Title
Alexander Raab Oral History
Description
An interview with Alexander Raab, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky, Professor of History at the University of Michigan--Dearborn. Alexander Raab was born in 1933 in Jarosław, Poland. Following the German invasion in 1939, the Jews in the area were deported over the San River, into territory newly annexed by the Soviet Union. Following a brief stay in Grudek, the NKVD deported the family to Siberia. After an arduous journey, the family spent time in the cities of Sinyuga and Bodaibo. During this period, Alexander's father was sent to a labor commando, where he perished. In 1943 or 1944, the family was sent west to the city of Saratov. After the end of the war, they went to Świdnica, Poland. Alexander attempted to illegally immigrate to Palestine via a boat from Italy but the British Navy captured the ship. Interned by the British, he spent several years on the island of Cyprus and was finally successful in reaching Israel in 1948. He immigrated to America in 1962
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Bolkosky, Sidney M
Interviewee
Raab, Alexander
Date Recorded
2002-06-28
Collection
Citation
“Alexander Raab Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1265.