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Testimony of Joseph Benvenisti, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Sofia and Razgrad
Testimony
Testimony of Joseph Benvenisti, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding his experiences as a child in Sofia and Razgrad
Life before the war.
Bulgaria joins the Axis nations, 1941; detention of the witness' sister due to anti-Fascist activities; release of his sister; anti-Jewish restrictions including the yellow badge; deportation of his father to forced labor, 1943; deportation to Razgrad in the context of the deportation of Jews to outlying cities; life in Razgrad in the home of a farmer; labor as a shepherd; distribution of food by the Jewish community; receives information regarding activities by the partisans.
Move to Bakar; aliya to Israel on the "Kefalos" ship, 1948.
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item Id
6857209
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Benvenishty
Benvenisti
Date of Birth
20/06/1930
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
09/12/07
Date of Creation - latest
09/12/07
Name of Submitter
Benvenisti Joseph
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