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Testimony of Ora (Plessner) Khaion, born in Pijesak, Yugoslavia, 1920, regarding her experiences in Zagreb and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1940
Testimony
Testimony of Ora (Plessner) Khaion, born in Pijesak, Yugoslavia, 1920, regarding her experiences in Zagreb and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1940
From a Zionist family; witness' father is a lumber merchant; her grandfather is a physician; family moves to Zagreb; life in Zagreb including attendance at a Maccabi Jewish school; Women's Zionist Organization, WZO, activities; Jewish National Fund, JNF, activities; Hashomer Hatzair activities as a member of the executive leadership; distribution of legal aliya certificates; escape to Bulgaria; escape to Turkey; escape to Syria; escape to Lebanon.
Legal aliya to Eretz Israel, September 1940.
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item Id
6240758
First Name
Ora
Last Name
Khaion
Maiden Name
Plessner
Date of Birth
1920
Place of Birth
Pijesak, Yugoslavia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
07/12/06
Date of Creation - latest
07/12/06
Name of Submitter
חיון אורה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Yad Vashem Document Collection, Moshal Repository