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Testimony of Yosef Cohn Chonen, born in Chania (Crete) Greece, 1920, regarding his experiences in hiding in Chania, the mountains and with the partisans

Testimony of Yosef Cohn Chonen, born in Chania (Crete) Greece, 1920, regarding his experiences in hiding in Chania, the mountains and with the partisans Life before the war; work as a machinist in a printing house. Air-raids by the German Luftwaffe; German occupation; escape; deportation of Jews; move to hiding places with help from the owner of the printing house and non-Jewish acquaintances; in hiding in the mountains; contact with the partisans; life with the partisans including publishing flyers; liberation. Meetings with survivors; life in Chania including work in the printing house; serves as a Greek Army soldier in the civil war; release from the army; information on the sinking of the ship "Danaos" during the war; aliya to Israel, 1950.
item Id
3740014
First Name
Yosef
Last Name
Chonen
Cohn
Khanan
Kohen
Date of Birth
22/12/1920
Place of Birth
Chania, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
3125
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
31/10/1967
Date of Creation - latest
31/10/1967
Name of Submitter
CHONEN COHN, YOSEF
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
18
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Archival Signature
כ-2833/41
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection