Testimony of George Salomon, born in Paris, France, 1928, regarding his experiences in Marseille and using a false identity in a Russian priest's guesthouse in Allevard
Family were originally from Transylvania; political activities of his Communist father.
German occupation, summer 1940; life during the German occupation; initial anti-Jewish decrees; changes following the decrees, 1942; hides during his parents deportation from their home by the French police, September 1942; escape to his sister; forged documents and move to his aunt in Marseille; life in Marseille; move to Allevard; life with Valentin de Bakst, a Russian priest, in his guesthouse, December 1943; life in the guest house using a false identity as a assistant cook until summer 1943; liberation.
Return to Marseille; reunion with his brother and sister in Paris; his mother perished; aliya to Israel, 1960.
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item Id
4408964
First Name
Dzhordzh
George
Last Name
Salomon
Date of Birth
14/08/1928
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives