Sid Handler was born In Vilnius, Lithuania in 1934 (at the time it was part of Poland and he was born with Polish citizenship) as Samuel Rezjewski. Through his childhood, he had lived close to lots of family, and was always surrounded by them. When the Holocaust Began and they were forced into the Vilna Ghetto and they moved his grandmother’s apartment in the Ghetto. At the end of the Holocaust Sid and his mother, the only two surviving members of the family, escaped from HKP labour camp. Sid now lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife, two children, and 5 grandchildren. He is now 82 years old and living happily. Sid Handler’s Oral History Project Interview, conducted by Zach Halpern, took place on the 25th. Nov, 2016.
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- 1. Sid Handler - Introduction to Vilnius.mp4
- 2. Anti-Semitism; Early Life in Vilnius.mp4
- 3. Politics in Vilnius.mp4
- 4. A Planned Retreat with the Russians; German Occupation.mp4
- 5. The Vilna Ghetto, Part 1.mp4
- 6. The Vilna Ghetto, Part 2.mp4
- 7. Malnutrition; Liquidation of the Ghetto.mp4
- 8. Liquidation of the Ghetto, Part 2.mp4
- 9. The Liquidation of the Children from HKP; Hiding in the Closet.mp4
- 10. The Russian Approach towards Vilnius, Parts 1-2.mp4
- 11. The Russian Approach towards Vilnius, Part 3.mp4
- 12. Liberation, Parts 1-2.mp4
- 13. Liberation, 1944.mp4
- 14. Life in Vilnius under the Russians; Moving to Poland.mp4
- 15. Moving to Germany; Life in the American Sector.mp4
- 16. Name Change to Handler; Moving to the US.mp4
