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Silia Gorlen
Testimony
Testimony of Silia GorlenTzenturi, born in 1928 in Oslo, about her experiences in Norway and Sweden
Information about the family; grandfather: a textile merchant; mother: singer with the Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra; visiting a cheder; description of festivals; German occupation ensues in 1940; obtaining food by means of ration cards; finding a hideout for ten days with a Norwegian policeman named Lund; father finds a hideout with the help of a watchmaker named Swenson; receiving information about the situation on the front; escaping to a Swedish family in Oslo; escaping to Kongsvinger; escaping to Uppsala; returning to the apartment in Oslo in 1945; finding an unfurnished apartment; moving to Sweden; immigrating to Israel in 1995.
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item Id
13240367
First Name
Silia
Last Name
Gorlen
Maiden Name
Tzenturi
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Oslo, Norway
Type of material
Testimony
Language
English
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
12/12/2017
Date of Creation - latest
18/12/2017
Name of Submitter
גורלן צנטורי סיליה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
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