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Testimony of Haim Kimkhi, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1920, regarding his experiences in Sofia, Galicia, Provadiya and Smedovo
Testimony of Haim Kimkhi, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1920, regarding his experiences in Sofia, Galicia, Provadiya and Smedovo
From a traditional family.
Drafted to forced labor near Sofia, 1940; return home; drafted to forced labor in Galicia, 1942; forced labor for several months; transfer of the family to Provadiya; drafted to forced labor in Smedovo, 1944; liberation by the Red Army, 1944.
Return to Sofia, 1944; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945.
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item Id
6568538
First Name
Chaim
Haim
Last Name
Kamkhi
Kimkhi
Date of Birth
12/02/1920
Place of Birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
17/06/07
Date of Creation - latest
17/06/07
Name of Submitter
Kimkhi Haim
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection