Jews of the Areas Annexed to the USSR in World War II

Discusses: feelings of Jews about Red Army's entrance into Estonia; survival; youth movements during this period, and under Ulmanis; own involvement in 'Hashomer Hatzair'; youth movements in Tallinn and their members; Jew from Tallinn, by name of Sher, who attained high standing amongst Communists; names and fate of Revisionists; how Jews received positions, around 1940, and how they were fired; personal experience with own families and the nationalization of their factories; fate of family's apartment; economic situation under Russians; clothing and fashion; residence; social life; quality of life; religion; anti-Semitism during Russian rule of Estonia; treatment of Jews; Beilinson and his role in militia; Feigin; Yacobson's involvement with Communism; Aisenshtadt - his role as minister and his friendship with Ruthi Ribac; Jewish security officials; Jewish schools; Jewish life; cultural life; pre-WWII Jewish assimilation; events around 1940 - arrests, evacuation by choice, German refugees, Jews expelled; how Estonian Jews did not sufficiently take advantage of time had to flee; evacuation, and question of where to go; being drafted; evacuation from Talin; forced relocation to USSR; residence of Estonian Jews in Russia; change in treatment of Jews following War; fate of friends in 'Estonian Corpus'of the Red Army.