Bricha (Organized Escape) and the Camps in Germany 1944-1948; Holocaust Survivors in Europe, 1944

Discusses: Iashke Osboditzil as of 1942; Lido Ghetto; flight from Lido Ghetto; receiving help from gentile Polish peasants; going to, and arriving at Partisans; organization of Partisans; joining Red Army, 1944; getting to Lodz; organization of Jews to cross border to get to Israel; memories from involvement in Austria, especially Graetz; encountering soldiers from the Jewish Brigade. Discuss: planning to leave for Piazza Tora; need for Jewish leadership in Europe following dispersal of Jewish Brigade; first impressions of Piazza Tora; Doda Hadas' arrival with American hospital supplies to be taken to Israel; roles had to fill; impact meeting children had on them; people who were at Piazza Tora; relations between members of Hashomer Hatzair involved in 'Bricha' and representatives from Israel; arms they brought to Piazza Tora. Discusses: his approach to people who want to convert to Judaism; intermarriages where the partners each retain different religions; exceptions; what leads to intermarriages; rise in intermarriages; ideology behind intermarriages; steps taken to prevent intermarriage; children of intermarriage; community's approach to someone who intermarries and to their children; 'cherem' in Sephardic community; problems with converting to Judaism.