Testimony of Gila Slinka (Dzhivri) Schwartz, born in 1942 in Ruse, Bulgaria, about her experiences in Ruse and persecution in Bulgaria
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Testimony of Gila Slinka (Dzhivri) Schwartz, born in 1942 in Ruse, Bulgaria, about her experiences in Ruse and persecution in Bulgaria
Testimony
Testimony of Gila Slinka (Dzhivri) Schwartz, born in 1942 in Ruse, Bulgaria, about her experiences in Ruse and persecution in Bulgaria
Information about the family; grandfather: owns a haberdashery; father: member of Hashomer Hatzair; haberdashery shut down due to promulgation of Nationality Law; all merchandise concealed by father; most men deported to various camps; grandparents from Sofia arrive; wearing the yellow star; curfew declared; war ends; shop reopens; witness learns Hebrew; attends a Jewish preschool; immigrates to Israel via Varna port in 1948; acclimatizes; story about the Eichmann trial.
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13274860
First Name
Gila
Selinka
Last Name
Schwartz
details.fullDetails.maidenName
Dzhivri
Date of Birth
29/10/1942
Place of Birth
Ruse, Bulgaria
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives