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Testimony of Zahava Lev, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1934, regarding her experiences during her escape from Yugoslavia to Eretz Israel during the war

Testimony of Zahava Lev, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1934, regarding her experiences during her escape from Yugoslavia to Eretz Israel during the war Family of merchants. Hidden by neighbors during the round-up of the Jews; unsuccessful attempt to escape from Zagreb; release with help from a female relative; move to the Italian occupied zone; move to Italy; shortage of money and food; life in a refugee camp for Yugoslavians in Bari, 1943; move to camps in Egypt; receives exit permits to leave camp with help from Egyptian Jews. Move to Eretz Israel; absorption in a kibbutz; joins her mother in Tel Aviv during Israel's War of Independence. Visit with her family in Yugoslavia, 1990.
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item Id
3561147
First Name
Zahava
Last Name
Lev
Date of Birth
1934
Place of Birth
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
7082
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
22/03/1992
Date of Creation - latest
22/03/1992
Name of Submitter
זהבה לב
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
10
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Audio
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection