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Testimony of Chava Eva (Zigler) Itzkovitz, born in Chemnitz, Germany, 1922, regarding her experiences in hiding in Athens

Testimony
Testimony of Chava Eva (Zigler) Itzkovitz, born in Chemnitz, Germany, 1922, regarding her experiences in hiding in Athens Life before the war; life in Chemnitz including Kristallnacht. Witness obtains Greek citizenship with her father's help; family escape to Athens; life in Athens; German occupation; life in hiding; her father's escape to Thessaloniki; her father's death; life using a false identity and known as Glefria Kalroyanis; studies painting; liberation. Life in Athens including contact with a soldier from Eretz Israel serving in the British Army; receives a certificate; aliya to Eretz Israel with a group of children, 1945; studies at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design; illustrates children's books.
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5571510
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Chava
Eva
Khava
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Itzkovitz
Zigler
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Tzigler
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23/08/1922
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Chemnitz, Germany
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Testimony
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12724
details.fullDetails.language
Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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12/07/05
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12/07/05
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איצקוביץ חווה אווה*
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YES
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26
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection