Rabinowitsch family papers

Copyright Holder: Gabriel Robbins The collection includes identification cards belonging to Gabriel Rabinowitsch, Fryda Nadel Rabinowitsch, and Leib Nadel, in Russian, issued 1946-1948, and the handwritten journal kept by Gabriel Rabinowitsch while in hiding near the Vilnius (Vilna) ghetto between November 1943 and June 1944. In the journal, he describes his wartime experiences, including the German invasion of Vilnius, forced labor, deportations, and his escape into hiding in November 1943. He describes life in hiding and hearing of the Soviet offensive. Also included is an English language translation of the diary.