Isak Borenstein was born on May 5th, 1918, in Random Poland. His father was a life-stock dealer. He had three brothers and three sisters, two of his sisters names were Hannah and Lola. One brother’s name was Abe. Isak was a prisoner of war and here is a little imformation about his story.
When the Germans came to Poland Isak left his family and fled to Russia. While he was there he worked as a carpenter. When Hitler finally invaded Russia, Isak enlisted in the Russian army to escape the immediate threat of being departed. Before his army could fight they were captured by the Germans. He was stationed in Kremenchung, Ukraine when the Nazi’s captured him and his entire troop. They were sent to a Prisoner of War camp, but Isak escaped while marching. He changed his Jewish name, Borenstein, to a polish name, Broniewski. When he ran away to town which meant “five houses” he worked at a nearby hospital for bread and soup. He joined the partisans, but like before he didn’t get to fight. Isak’s friend Romanoff, a Russian teacher, got drunk and started telling the Germans the names of people and Isak was one of them so he was arrested and was sent to prison. …show more content…
The Germans checked to see was he circumcised. All Jews were circumcised so he made up a story and told them that he was a bed wetter. “I had put a tight string around my penis and
When the Germans came to Poland Isak left his family and fled to Russia. While he was there he worked as a carpenter. When Hitler finally invaded Russia, Isak enlisted in the Russian army to escape the immediate threat of being departed. Before his army could fight they were captured by the Germans. He was stationed in Kremenchung, Ukraine when the Nazi’s captured him and his entire troop. They were sent to a Prisoner of War camp, but Isak escaped while marching. He changed his Jewish name, Borenstein, to a polish name, Broniewski. When he ran away to town which meant “five houses” he worked at a nearby hospital for bread and soup. He joined the partisans, but like before he didn’t get to fight. Isak’s friend Romanoff, a Russian teacher, got drunk and started telling the Germans the names of people and Isak was one of them so he was arrested and was sent to prison. …show more content…
The Germans checked to see was he circumcised. All Jews were circumcised so he made up a story and told them that he was a bed wetter. “I had put a tight string around my penis and