Testimony of Ester (Vivante) Rafael, born in Corfu, 1929, regarding her experiences in Corfu, Athens and camps
Life in Corfu, 1939-1940.
Entry of the Italians; life under Italian rule, 1942-1943; draft of men to military service to fight the Albanians; closure of schools; shelling; daily life during the war; entry of the Germans, 1943; restrictions on Jews; closure of schools; transport of Jews from Corfu to Athens, 1944; deportation of Jews from Corfu to Auschwitz-Birkenau on trains, June 1944; life in Birkenau, Lager A, Block 30, as of June 1944; evacuation on a train, October 1944; deportation to Schaphause camp and stay there until April 1945; transfer to Wilhelmstadt and then to Theresienstadt; liberation by the Red Army, May 1945.
Move to Munich with the help of the American Red Cross.
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3561172
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Ester
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Rafael
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Vivante
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1929
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Corfu, Greece
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6979
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives