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Joseph Mazan

Testimony
Testimony of Joseph Mazan, born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1934, regarding his deportation to Pleven in 1943 His childhood in Sofia; death of his older sister in 1939; life under the Fascist regime, 1940; imposition of restrictions on movement; air-raids; deportation to Pleven, 1943; life as refugees during the war; work for a barber; liberation by the partisans and the Red Army, 1944; rehabilitation of life after the war; return to Sofia after the end of the war; life under the Soviet authorities; aliya to Israel, 1948; absorption.
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13154334
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Joseph
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Mazan
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07/03/1934
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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04/06/2017
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04/06/2017
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מזן יוסף Joseph Mazan
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YES
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ISRAEL
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