Testimony of Avraham Farges, born in Chalkis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalkis, in hiding in Athens, Eretria and Oxilithos
Testimony of Avraham Farges, born in Chalkis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalkis, in hiding in Athens, Eretria and Oxilithos
Testimony of Avraham Farges, born in Chalkis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalkis, in hiding in Athens, Eretria and Oxilithos
Life before the war; his father sells fishing equipment.
Receives information concerning the deportation of Jews fromThessaloniki, summer 1943; life in Athens including finding a hiding place with help from fishermen and business partners; escape to Eretria; life in hiding in Eretria; escape to Oxilithos; life in Oxilithos including the detention of his brother by the Germans; transfer of his brother to a prison in Chalkis; his brother is charged with partisan activities; murder of his brother; liberation.
Draft into the Greek Army, 1947; aliya to Israel, 1950.
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3560615
First Name
Avraham
Last Name
Farges
Perges
Date of Birth
1925
Place of Birth
Chalkis, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
5825
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives