Sonia Kastner




Shaina Danishewski (name at birth)
Jafia (Hebrew name)
Shaina (Yiddish name)

Date of Birth: Oct 20, 1927

City of Birth: Smorgonie (Poland)

Country of Birth: Poland

Religious Identity: (Prewar) traditional Judaism
Religious Identity: (Postwar) conservative Judaism

Fled from Nazi-controlled territory: No


Ghetto(s):
Smorgonie (Poland Ghetto)

Camp(s): Koschedaren (Lithuania : Concentration Camp),
Schischmaren (Lithuania : Concentration Camp), Stutthof (Danzig (FC) : Concentration Camp)

Forced (death) marches: Yes

Location of Liberation: Ciechocinek (Poland)

Liberated by: Soviet armed forces

Other Experiences: Displaced persons camps