Testimony of Shem Tov Iulis Kambelis, born in Trikala, Greece, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trikala and in hiding in a village in the mountains in the Thessaly region
Testimony of Shem Tov Iulis Kambelis, born in Trikala, Greece, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trikala and in hiding in a village in the mountains in the Thessaly region
Testimony
Testimony of Shem Tov Iulis Kambelis, born in Trikala, Greece, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trikala and in hiding in a village in the mountains in the Thessaly region
From a traditional, Ladino-speaking family.
German occupation, spring 1940; positioning of an Italian unit close by; billeting of the commander of the Italian orchestra in his house; rumors about deportations, 1943; typhus; his father's decision to lead the family in an escape to the mountains; refusal of his grandfather to escape; in hiding in a village in the mountains along with 11 families; protection and help from Communist partisans; in hiding in forests with the arrival of the Germans in the village; deportation of his grandfather and grandmother to Auschwitz; his parents sneak into Trikala to get food; death of his brother due to lack of medical assistance; defeat of the Germans.
Return home; accusation that his father was a Communist during the Civil War; aliya to Israel, 1949.
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item Id
6968872
First Name
Iulis
Shem Tov
Last Name
Kambelis
Date of Birth
15/03/1934
Place of Birth
Trikala, Greece
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
13008
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives