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Mordechai Francis Paras
Testimony
Testimony of Mordechai Francis Paras, born in Athens, Greece, 1940, regarding his experiences in Athens and in hiding
Childhood;
The Italian occupation, 1941; life under the Italian occupation; German occupation, 1943; arrest of his father by the Germans; release of his father by his mother; escape; in hiding in the mountains; liberation, 1944;
Life after the war; civil war, 1945; unsuccessful attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel; deportation to a camp in Cyprus, 1946; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946; life in Eretz Israel.
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item Id
12837249
First Name
Francis
Mordechai
Mordekhai
Last Name
Paras
Date of Birth
17/02/1940
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
20/03/2017
Date of Creation - latest
20/03/2017
Name of Submitter
פרס פרנסס מרדכי
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
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