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Joint testimony of siblings Miriam (Politch) Tivon, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1936, and Yaakov Halevi Politch, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding their experiences in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split and other places, and their aliya to Eretz Israel
Testimony
Joint testimony of siblings Miriam (Politch) Tivon, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1936, and Yaakov Halevi Politch, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1933, regarding their experiences in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split and other places, and their aliya to Eretz Israel
Life before the war; their childhood in a Zionist family.
Escape to Belgrade, 1941; life in Belgrade including help to Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria; escape to Sarajevo, June 1941; in hiding in villages in the area, September 1941; escape to Split; life in Split under Italian occupation; deportation by the Italian Army to Vela Luka, late 1941; life in Vela Luka including receiving medical help from a local physician; escape to Bari with help from Yugoslavian partisans; life in Bari including meeting soldiers from Eretz Israel; legal aliya to Eretz Israel on the "Batory" ship, 1944.
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item Id
6444580
First Name
Yaakov
Miriam
Last Name
Halevi
Politz
Tivon
Maiden Name
Politz
Date of Birth
1933
29/08/1936
Place of Birth
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
14/03/07
Date of Creation - latest
14/03/07
Name of Submitter
טבעון פוליץ מרים
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