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Testimony of Rivka (Simkovich) Cohen, born in 1944 in the vicinity of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, about her experiences in the vicinity of Sarajevo and in Trieste
Testimony
Testimony of Rivka (Simkovich) Cohen, born in 1944 in the vicinity of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, about her experiences in the vicinity of Sarajevo and in Trieste
Family life in Sarajevo; mother escapes into the forest with witness's older sister; witness born in forest near Sarajevo in January 1944; father is a partisan; father killed in shelling; mother returns to house in town; spared from capture and escapes back into the forest; wanders in the forests; moves to Trieste; reaches the Bari displaced persons camp; immigration to Eretz Israel in 1945; accommodation and rehabilitation.
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item Id
13366404
First Name
Rivka
Last Name
Cohen
Maiden Name
Simkovich
Date of Birth
26/01/1944
Place of Birth
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
29/10/2018
Date of Creation - latest
29/10/2018
Name of Submitter
כהן שימקוביץ רבקה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Form of Testimony
Video
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