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Testimony of Into Chimchy Sarfaty, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1921, regarding his experiences in Thessaloniki

Testimony

Testimony of Into Chimchy Sarfaty, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1921, regarding his experiences in Thessaloniki Life under Italian rule; Greek partisan activities; deportation to forced labor; rescue of the Chief Rabbi of Greece.

File Number : 919

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Spanish, Hebrew

Testimony of Amram Ben Loulou, born in Fez, Morocco, 1925, regarding his experiences with Aliya Bet and in Cyprus

Testimony

Testimony of Amram Ben Loulou, born in Fez, Morocco, 1925, regarding his experiences with Aliya Bet and in Cyprus His father owns a cafe; attends "Aym Habanim" school; attends an Alliance high school; trains with a barber. Move to Oren, 1945; preparations for aliya to Eretz Israel with a youth group; unsuccessful aliya attempt to Eretz Israel; caught by the British; detention in Cyprus; escape with help from members of the Greek underground.

File Number : 751

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

Testimony of Leon Gatenio, born in Saloniki, Greece, 1923, regarding his experiences during his deportation to Bergen-Belsen and in Spain

Testimony

Testimony of Leon Gatenio, born in Saloniki, Greece, 1923, regarding his experiences during his deportation to Bergen-Belsen and in Spain His family; attends the "Gatenio" School founded by his grandfather, Leon Gatenio; attitude of the authorities; Jewish life; atmosphere in his family before the outbreak of the war. Draft of the men to the military; political situation in Greece, 1940-1941; German occupation, 1943; Jewish collaborators; deportation to Bergen-Belsen in a group of 140 Jews with Spanish citizenship; move to Spain after the intervention of the Joint; hardships en route; crosses the border;...

File Number : 8345

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Joint testimony of Mark Mordekhai Nakhmias and Esther (Ruso) Nakhmias, regarding their experiences in the Saloniki Ghetto and in hiding

Testimony

Joint testimony of Mark Mordekhai Nakhmias and Esther (Ruso) Nakhmias, regarding their experiences in the Saloniki Ghetto and in hiding Entry of the Germans into Greece, 1940; deportation to the Saloniki Ghetto; housing problems; distribution of food; decrees; in hiding in various monasteries throughout Greece using forged documents and help from local residents.

File Number : 6993

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : French, Greek

Testimony of Beti (Karaso) Menachem, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1932, regarding her experiences in Nigrita while using a false identity

Testimony

Testimony of Beti (Karaso) Menachem, born in Thessaloniki, Greece, 1932, regarding her experiences in Nigrita while using a false identity Move to Nigrita by the Greek partisan, Mikos Chaldakis, who was active in the A. M. Greek underground, with her mother and sister; life in the village while using a false identity, under the protection and with the help of people in the Greek underground; capture of her sister by the Germans, and her release after undergoing interrogations; relations with the village neighbors including help to her family; liberation by the British Army. Return of the partisans from...

File Number : 5867

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Matilda Pichereli, born in Kastoria, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences in Kastoria and Stavrodhrmi

Testimony

Testimony of Matilda Pichereli, born in Kastoria, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences in Kastoria and Stavrodhrmi Life before the war. Escape to Stavrodhrmi with her family due to her mother's fear of the Italian Army; life in Stavrodhrmi including renting a room in the home of the village mayor; escape to the mountains with the arrival of German soldiers to Stavrodhrmi; her father joins the partisans; her father's activities for the British as a translator and supply person; liberation. Return to Kastoria; aliya of her brothers to Eretz Israel, 1946-1947; witness' aliya to Israel with her parents,...

File Number : 5830

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Avraham Farges, born in Chalkis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalkis, in hiding in Athens, Eretria and Oxilithos

Testimony

Testimony of Avraham Farges, born in Chalkis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalkis, in hiding in Athens, Eretria and Oxilithos Life before the war; his father sells fishing equipment. Receives information concerning the deportation of Jews fromThessaloniki, summer 1943; life in Athens including finding a hiding place with help from fishermen and business partners; escape to Eretria; life in hiding in Eretria; escape to Oxilithos; life in Oxilithos including the detention of his brother by the Germans; transfer of his brother to a prison in Chalkis; his brother is charged with partisan...

File Number : 5825

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Ármin Wassermann, born in 1901, [his birthplace is not known], regarding his experiences in a labor battalion on the Eastern front and in Türkheim and Landsberg camps

Testimony of Ármin Wassermann, born in 1901, [his birthplace is not known], regarding his experiences in a labor battalion on the Eastern front and in Türkheim and Landsberg camps Deportation to forced labor in a labor battalion in Aszód, summer 1942; transfer to Kursk on the Eastern front; life on the way under the command of Gyula Gecső, the battalion commander; robbery of possessions by the guards (Hungarian soldiers); life under the command of Kornhauser [his first name is not known], the deputy commander; attempt to send letters without permission, with the help of a Hungarian soldier; capture of the...

File Number : 2339

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hungarian

Joint testimony of the sisters, Margit Davidovits, born in 1927, and Rózsi Davidovits, born in 1928, in Técső, Czechoslovakia, regarding their experiences in the Técső Ghetto, in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Weisswasser and Horneburg camps and more Life in the Técső Ghetto; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; robbery of money and gold items by the Hungarian gendarmes; arrival in the camp; selection; camp life; absorption of beatings by the Nazi Aufseherin (female guard); roll calls; punishment of inmates; being selected for a transport to Weisswasser camp, after two months; camp life for five months; labor in a glass...

File Number : 1668

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hungarian

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File Number : 3550

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hungarian

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