Halina Peabody was about nine years old when the Nazis carried out their first mass execution against the Jewish people in her town of Zaleszczyki, in German-occupied Poland (today, Zalishchyky, Ukraine).
Hear Holocaust survivor Halina’s experiences in her own words recorded on February 16, 2022. First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion featuring a live interview between journalist Bill Benson and a survivor and including questions from the audience, available on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
Learn about Jews Who Fled the German Invasion:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-invasion-of-poland-jewish-refugees-1939
Read about the Invasion of the Soviet Union:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-the-soviet-union-june-1941
Learn about Ghettos in German-occupied Poland:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ghettos
Explore Halina’s Reflections on A Small Loss:
https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holocaust-reflections-testimonies/echoes-of-memory/a-small-loss