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Mother did not look Jewish and she was able to find work in a
hospital, where she met the doctor of the tuberculosis ward, Ksenia
Sergeevna Okolovich. This doctor helped get Russian passports for mother,
grandfather and grandmother. In addition to her, other people who had a
connection with the partisans helped in the processing of documents.
Okolovich helped to save many Jews and Soviet prisoners of war. In 1941-
1942 she forged documents for approximately 100 people and in April 1942
took a large group of Soviet prisoners of war to the partisans.
hospital, where she met the doctor of the tuberculosis ward, Ksenia
Sergeevna Okolovich. This doctor helped get Russian passports for mother,
grandfather and grandmother. In addition to her, other people who had a
connection with the partisans helped in the processing of documents.
Okolovich helped to save many Jews and Soviet prisoners of war. In 1941-
1942 she forged documents for approximately 100 people and in April 1942
took a large group of Soviet prisoners of war to the partisans.
Period
Location
Vitebsk
Belarus
Interview
emma nikonova