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Rachel Asael and Berta Sulema
Testimony
Joint testimony of Rachel (Menahem) Asael, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1919, and Berta (Menahem) Sulema, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917, regarding their experiences in Thessaloniki, in hiding in Athens and the mountains
Life before the war.
Italian occupation; German occupation, March 1943; escape to Athens; life in Athens; hidden by Greeks while using false identities; escape to the mountains; contact with the Greek and Jewish underground.
Aliya to Eretz Israel with help from smugglers, 1944.
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item Id
4316129
First Name
Rachel
Berta
Last Name
Asael
Sulema
Maiden Name
Menakhem
Menahem
Menahem
Menakhem
Date of Birth
1919
1917
Place of Birth
Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
04/07/02
Date of Creation - latest
04/07/02
Name of Submitter
רחל (מנחם) עשהאל
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection