Testimony of Chaim Konstantinis Konstantini, born in Zakinthos, Greece, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Zakinthos and wanderings

Testimony of Chaim Konstantinis Konstantini, born in Zakinthos, Greece, 1933, regarding his experiences as a child in Zakinthos and wanderings Life before the war; witness's father is a textile merchant; attends a public school and Talmud Torah. Italian occupation, 1941; life in Zakinthos; German occupation, 1942; family escapes with help from the local church and villagers; life during his wanderings including maintaining a religious way of life; liberation, 1944. Return to the family home; aliya attempt on the ship, "Henrietta Szold" as part of Youth Aliyah, 1946; detention in Cyprus; camp life; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1947.