Testimony of Klara (Avraham Israel) Shamli, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1932, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Vidin and Ferdinand

Testimony of Klara (Avraham Israel) Shamli, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1932, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Vidin and Ferdinand Life before the war; displays of antisemitism in the school. Draft of her father to forced labor, 1941; drowning of her mother's family in the "Struma" ship; deportation of the witness' family to Vidin, May 1943; help from the Jewish community; move to Ferdinand due to fear of the spread of malaria disease; community activities; liberation by the Red Army, 09 September 1944. Return home; preparations for aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946-1947; visit by David Ben-Gurion; aliya to Israel via Yugoslavia on the "Kefalos" ship, 1948.