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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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item Id
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
Date of Creation - earliest
1990
Date of Creation - latest
1990
Name of Submitter
פרג'ס פראג'ס, אברהם
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
20
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection