From September, 1939 until June, 1941, I lived in Russian-occupied Poland. I studied in Lwow, Poland.
From July, 1941 until November, 1942, I lived in German-occupied Stanislawow.
In September, 1941, we were forced into the Stanislawow ghetto.
In October, 1941, the Einsatzgruppen shot 10,000 Jews, including my paternal grandfather.
In the summer of 1942, I got a job and work certificate at a German Army auto repair shop.
In August 23, 1942, the Schutzpolizei (German police) murdered my parents and sister.
In September, 1942, my grandparents, aunts and cousins were deported to Belzec.
From November, 1942 to July, 1944, I fled to Lwow to pass as an Aryan with false documents.
I lived as Mieczysław Borkowski on documents purchased in Warsaw. I lived and worked in a convent-run restaurant that provided inexpensive meals for the poor. I escaped arrest, but lost the false documents to a Ukrainian militiaman on May 13, 1943.
After that, I lived as Jozef Wachlarz, on another set of forged documents. I worked for the German Railroad Office.
In July 1944, I was liberated by the Russian army.