Testimony of Esther Streiah (Ben Melech) Krispis, born in Athens, Greece, in 1926, regarding her experiences in and around Athens

Testimony of Esther Streiah (Ben Melech) Krispis, born in Athens, Greece, in 1926, regarding her experiences in and around Athens Childhood in a religious family that is originally from Turkey and living in Athens; her father is the cantor and ritual slaughterer in a Sephardic community in the city; outbreak of war in 1941; Italian authorities; continuation of life almost without interruption; German occupation in September 1943; escape to the mountains; receiving help; difficulties of existence in the village, especially in winter; end of the war; return to Athens; life during the Civil War; aliya to Israel in 1949-1950.