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Testimony of Kolette (maiden name: Berebi) Bokhenik, born in 1930 in Sfax, Tunisia, regarding her experiences as a child in Sfax and Grawa

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ืœื. ื ืฉืืจื ื• ื“ืชื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื. ื”ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ื—ืจื“ื™ืช.
ื”ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื” ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื. ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื. ื”ื ื—ืจื“ื™ื.
ืื”-ื”ื. ืื– ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืžื›ืœ.
ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ื’ื•ืœืŸ ื”ื•ื ื“ืชื™ ืžืกื•ืจืชื™.
ื˜ื•ื‘. ื›ืžื• ื™ื’ืืœ. ืœื. ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื’ืืœ.
ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืื•ื“ ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืœืš. ืงื•ืœื˜.
ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”. ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™.
ืžื” ืฉ. ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืœืš.
ืžื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ื ืœืฉืชื•ืช? ืงื•ืงื”-ืงื•ืœื”?
ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.[ื›ืš ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ].
ื–ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืื‘ื ื•ืืžื ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ืชื.
ื–ืืช ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืืžื ื•ืื—ื™ ืขืœื.
ืื™ืคื” ื–ื” ืฆื•ืœื?
ืฆื•ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื ื™ืก.
ืื‘ื ื•ืื—ื™ ื‘ืฆืจืคืช ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ืจืคืœ.
ื–ืืช ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 18.
ื‘ื˜ื•ื ื™ืก?
ื‘ื˜ื•ื ื™ืก ื›ืŸ.
ื–ืืช. ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืืœื™ืื ืก ืฉืœืžื“ื•.
ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืžื“ื• ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืืฆืœ ื”ืจื‘ ื“ื•ื“ ื’ื– ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื• ืœื‘ืจื›ื”.
ื‘ื˜ื•ื ื™ืก.
ื‘ื˜ื•ื ื™ืก.
ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืืœื™ืื ืก ืื™ืคื” ืฉืœืžื“ ื‘ืขืœื™.
ื‘ืกืคืงืก?
ื‘ืกืคืงืก. ื•ื–ื” ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช.
ืจื’ืข.
ื•ื–ื” ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช ืงืจืื• ืœื” [ืžืฉื•ื‘ืฉ] (ืฉืคื” ื–ืจื”).
ื•ืžื”? ืžื™ ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช?
ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื.
ืœื. ืœื ืฉืžื•ืช. ื”ืื ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช ืฉืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื?
ื”ืื ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื–ืžื•ืจืช ืื—ืจืช?
ืœื. ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื•. ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื.
ื•ืžื” ื‘ืขืœืš ื ื™ื’ืŸ?
ื ื™ื’ืŸ ื‘ืกืงืกื•ืคื•ืŸ.
ืื”-ื”ื.
ื–ื• ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ. ืฉืœื™ ื•ืฉืœ ืื—ื•ืชื™ ืื™ื•ื•ื˜.
ืชืžื•ื ื” ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืžื—ืชื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
ืขื ืžื™ ื”ืชื—ืชื ืช? ืฉื ื‘ืขืœืš.
ื”ืชื—ืชื ืชื™ ืขื ืžื•ืื™ื– ื‘ื•ื›ื ื™ืง.
ื‘ืกืคืงืก.
ื‘ืกืคืงืก.
ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื” ืฉืœ ื”ืืจืฅ.
ืชืžื•ื ื” ืื ื™ ื•ืื—ื•ืชื™ ื‘ืืฉืงืœื•ืŸ ื›ื‘ืจ.
ืชืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื›ื•ืชืœ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™.
ืื—ืจื™ ืžืœื—ืžืช ืฉืฉืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
ืฉืžื•ืชื™ื”ื?
ื’'ื•ืฉ. ื“ื ื™ืืœื”. ืžืื™ืจ. ื“ื•ื‘ ื•ื™ื’ืืœ.
ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืชืขื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœ ืฉื•ืื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืขืฆืžืื•ืช.
Life with her family in Sfax; information regarding Jewish holidays and foods; attended a French school; wearing a yellow badge; songs in honor of Marshal Henri Philippe Pรฉtain; air-raids; escape to Grawa; the German robbery of gold and silver; hearing rumors regarding the establishment of camps for Jews; liberation by the British army; return to Sfax; finding the city in ruins; outbreak of a typhus epidemic; aliya to Eretz Israel.
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Kolette
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Bokhenik
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Berebi
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21/08/1930
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Sfax, Tunisia
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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14/10/2013
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14/10/2013
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ื‘ื ื—ื ื™ื” ืงื•ืœื˜
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection
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