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Testimony of Malka Zaken née Koya, born in Arta, Greece, in 1928, regarding her experiences in Arta and Auschwitz
Testimony of Malka Zaken née Koya, born in Arta, Greece, in 1928, regarding her experiences in Arta and Auschwitz
Pre-war life; offspring of a well-off traditional family; attending a Hebrew-language school; antisemitism; Italian occupation; German occupation after Italy surrenders in September 1943; Jews rounded up in a movie theater on Sabbath eve; deportation to Auschwitz; imprinting of number J75979 on her arm in the camp; life in the girls’ barracks; suffering from loneliness; her job: folding murder victims’ clothing; a Jewish Kapo’s brutality; liberation by Red Army forces; reuniting with family members; back to Arta; neighbors give her a hostile welcome; aliya to Eretz Israel by means of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in 1947.
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item Id
10257721
First Name
Malka
Last Name
Zaken
Maiden Name
Koya
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Arta, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/12/2012
Date of Creation - latest
04/12/2012
Name of Submitter
זקן מלכה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video