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Testimony of Louisa Leah (Atoun) Rokach, born in Trikala, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences hiding in villages

Testimony
Testimony of Louisa Leah (Atoun) Rokach, born in Trikala, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences hiding in villages Childhood in Trikala; German occupation and transfer to Italian rule, 1941; life under the Italian regime; German occupation, 1943; air-raids; escape to a village with the help of the Communist underground; protection and help from the partisans; escape and hiding in Korin village; living conditions in the village; birth of her younger sister; skin disease of her brother and quarantine imposed on the family by the villagers for fear of contagion; protection by the partisans from informers and from being turned in; liberation and return to Trikala, 1944; death of her father, 1945; civil war; move to Athens, 1948; aliya training; aliya to Israel, 1949; absorption.
item Id
12756912
First Name
Lea
Last Name
Rokakh
Date of Birth
25/02/1936
Place of Birth
Trikala, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
13/11/2016
Date of Creation - latest
13/11/2016
Name of Submitter
רוקח לאה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video