Testimony of Nora (Bolaffio) Aviad, born in Trieste, 1924, regarding her experiences in Trieste, the Firenze Ghetto and using a false identity

Testimony of Nora (Bolaffio) Aviad, born in Trieste, 1924, regarding her experiences in Trieste, the Firenze Ghetto and using a false identity Family background. Life in Trieste before and during the war; Italy's capitulation and the entry of the Germans; escape of her whole family as refugees from the Allied Zone to a rented apartment in Firenze; life in Firenze; deportation of the Jews to a ghetto; evades the deportations to Auschwitz; in hiding; constant fear of deportation; uses forged documents until 11 August 1944; liberation of Firenze by the Allied Forces. Return to Trieste; fate of relatives who remained in Trieste.