Tory, Avraham

LC control no.	n 88102184
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Tory, Avraham *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Tori, Avraham Tori-Golob, Avraham Golob, Avraham Tori- Tori-Golub, Avraham Golub, Avraham Tori- Tory-Golub, Avraham Golub-Tory, Avraham תורי־גולוב, אברהם תורי, אברהם
Associated country	Lithuania United States Israel
Associated place	Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Located	Kaunas (Lithuania) Tel Aviv (Israel)
Birth date	1909
Place of birth	Lazdijai (Lithuania)
Field of activity	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Profession or occupation	Lawyers Authors
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Found in	Terumat Yehudim mi-Liṭa le-vinyan ha-arets u-Medinat Yiśraʼel, 1988: t.p. (Avraham Tori) p. 4 of cover (Avraham Tory [in rom.]) p. 5 (Avraham Tori-Golob; Tel-Aviv) p. 2 (lawyer) His Surviving the Holocaust, 1990: t.p. (Avraham Tory) introd. (b. in Lithuania in 1909 Avraham Golub, adopted surnam Tory in 1950, 3 yrs, after arrival in Israel) Mariyampol, 1983: t.p. (Avraham Tori-Golub) added t.p. verso (Avraham Tory-Golub [in rom.]) p. 5, 2nd group (Avraham Golub-Tory [in rom.]) Encyclopedia of Holocaust literature, 2002: pages 199-200 (Avraham Tory, born Avraham Golub in Lazdijai, Lithuania in 1909. Attended University of Pittsburgh 1928-1930, then studied in Kovno, then became a lawyer in Kovno, Lithuania in 1933 until being sent to the Kovno ghetto. Escaped the ghetto to live in hiding until the war ended. The diary he kept (in Yiddish) is the "most complete, open, and uncensored account by a member of the... Judenrat preserved from the Holocaust" and was used in court proceedings. Moved to Palestine and changed his surname, Golub, which meant "dove" in Lithuanian to the word meaning "dove" in Hebrew, Tory. Lives in Tel Aviv.)
Associated language	lit yid