Rivka Nisimov

Testimony of Rivka (Fransez) Nissimov, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1925, regarding her experiences in Sofia, the underground, Kyustendil, Novi Pazar and imprisonment in Varna Life in her grandfather's house; traditional education; life in Sofia until the outbreak of the war; coexistence and friendly relations with the Bulgarian population. Zionist activities in Akiva movement and underground activities with the Bulgarian Communist underground; protest against the fascist authorities regarding their pact with the Germans; deportation to Kyustendil after the deportation of Sofia's Jews to outlying cities, 1943; continuation of underground activities for the partisans; move to Novi Pazar and work in a glass factory to support herself; Jewish underground activities; means of action; contact with the Bulgarian underground; details about Viola Iakova who is a relative and a war hero; arrested due to underground activities; interrogations, torture and imprisonment in Varna, May-September 1944; transfer of propaganda material inside the prison; liberation. Life after the war; receives help from Bulgarians during difficult times.