RelatioNet ZI ES 35 LU PO
Interviewer:
Full Name/s Ravid Mudrik, Shai Niezni
Survivor:
Code: RelatioNet ZI ES 35 LU PO
Family Name:Zietman (Lempel) First Name: Esther Father Name: Mother Name: Birth Date: 1/01/1935
Town In Holocaust: lvov Country In Holocaust: Poland
Profession (Main) In Holocaust: Profession
Address Today: Kefar-Sava Israel
Lvov
Lvov had the third largest Jewish community in Poland, between the two World Wars. Just before the outbreak of World War 2, there were 110,000 Jews in Lvov, comprising about a third of the population.
According to the Ribbentrop-Molotov agreement a few areas were annexed by the Soviets, including Lvov. Tens of thousands of refugees, mostly Jews, filled the occupieded areas, doubling the Jewish population in Lvov.
The arrival of the Soviets surprised the inhabitants of Lvov. The Poles greeted the Soviets with silent hatred. The Ukrainians had a deep hatred for the Soviets regime, but as long as the Soviets were in control they were collaborators. However, the Jews received the Soviets with relief. Instead of the danger of Nazi conquest, the Red Army had arrived. The Soviets allowed the Jews to participate in different institutions, and even in security forces. Their communal life, however, was shut down. The Jewish organizations were disbanded, and the leaders of the Jewish community were jailed and exiled. These led to conflict among the Jews, between their loyalty to the Soviets to their loyalty to the Zionism.
Lvov was occupied by Germany from 1941 to 1944. In 1944 Lvov was again under Soviet rule. On August 24, 1991 Lvov began a new era as the Ukraine adopted a declaration of independence. Today Lvov is a major economic and cultural center on the Western region of the Ukrainian state.
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