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Testimony of Nisim Ben Aroia, born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, 1910, regarding his experiences in Mihalkovo and Gradeshnitsa
Testimony
Testimony of Nisim Ben Aroia, born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria, 1910, regarding his experiences in Mihalkovo and Gradeshnitsa
Life before the war; relations with the local population; service in the Bulgarian Army, 1931.
Outbreak of the war; decrees including the yellow badge and draft to forced labor; deportation to Mihalkovo; transfer to Gradeshnitsa; camp life including labor paving roads for the Bulgarian Army; end of the war.
Life under Communism; aliya with his family to Israel, 1948; work in construction of neighborhoods.
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item Id
5660388
First Name
Nisim
Last Name
Ben Aroia
Date of Birth
25/05/1910
Place of Birth
Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
16/01/06
Date of Creation - latest
16/01/06
Name of Submitter
בן ארויה ניסים
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection