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Memoirs of Genya Batasheva, born in Kiev in 1924, regarding her childhood in Kiev, the murder of her family members in Babiy Yar on 29 September 1941, and regarding her experiences after her escape from the murder - memoirs of Genya Batasheva regarding her experiences before, during and after the Holocaust. Some of the memoirs were written in Israel on 5 July 1997. The second part is undated (or the end of the memoirs is missing): Information regarding her family - her father Yankel Batashev, his wife Rakhil (maiden name: Yampolskiy) and their children Genya, Liza and Grisha; childhood in Kiev;...

File Number : 11151

Type of Material : Memoirs, List of Pupils, List of Children

Language : Russian

Testimony of Esther Streiah (Ben Melech) Krispis, born in Athens, Greece, in 1926, regarding her experiences in and around Athens

Testimony of Esther Streiah (Ben Melech) Krispis, born in Athens, Greece, in 1926, regarding her experiences in and around Athens Childhood in a religious family that is originally from Turkey and living in Athens; her father is the cantor and ritual slaughterer in a Sephardic community in the city; outbreak of war in 1941; Italian authorities; continuation of life almost without interruption; German occupation in September 1943; escape to the mountains; receiving help; difficulties of existence in the village, especially in winter; end of the war; return to Athens; life during the Civil War; aliya to ...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Eliyahoo Skinezes, born in 1940 in Athens, Greece, about his experiences in hiding with a non-Jewish family and his escape to Israel via Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon

Testimony of Eliyahoo Skinezes, born in 1940 in Athens, Greece, about his experiences in hiding with a non-Jewish family and his escape to Israel via Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon Son of a religious family in Athens; maternal grandfather was community rabbi in 1922–1951; community life and differences between the Athens Jewish community and that in Saloniki; Germans order Jews to register in 1943; father decides to escape via Turkey; finding a hideout with a non-Jewish family and staying there for about a year; family escapes through the mountains and reaches Evia island; sails to Izmir; escapes to relatives on...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Shmuel Kiryati Tzadikario, born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1934, regarding his experiences in Thessaloniki, in hiding in Volos, and in hiding in Athens while using a false identity

Testimony

Testimony of Shmuel Kiryati Tzadikario, born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1934, regarding his experiences in Thessaloniki, in hiding in Volos, and in hiding in Athens while using a false identity Life before the war; German occupation, 1941; life in the "Baron Hirsch" neighborhood; hunger; escape to Volos with his father, and they find a hiding place; escape to Athens; life in hiding in Athens while using a false identity; liberation, 1944; outbreak of the civil war, 1945; arrest of his father, who is a Communist, by the "Monarchists"; aliya to Eretz Israel with the Youth Aliyah organization, 1946.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Sara (Tzadikario) Zakharia, born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1934, regarding her experiences in Thessaloniki and in hiding in Athens while using a false identity

Testimony of Sara (Tzadikario) Zakharia, born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1934, regarding her experiences in Thessaloniki and in hiding in Athens while using a false identity Her childhood in Thessaloniki; German occupation in 1941; life in the Baron Hirsch neighborhood; escape to Athens; life in hiding while using a false identity; liberation in 1944; civil war; aliya to Eretz Israel with a Youth Aliyah group in 1946; absorption.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Esther Esfir (Shtok) Ortenberg, born in Mogilev Podolskiy, Ukraine in 1935, regarding her experiences in Pechera camp and in the Cernauti Ghetto

Testimony of Esther Esfir (Shtok) Ortenberg, born in Mogilev Podolskiy, Ukraine in 1935, regarding her experiences in Pechera camp and in the Cernauti Ghetto Testimony regarding her family; murder of family members during the civil war; her family escapes from Mogilev Podolskiy at the start of the war; detention by the Germans in Tulchin; air-raids; many people are killed during the air-raids; deportation of her family to Pechera camp; hunger; her family escapes from the camp by means of bribery; receipt of a small amount of food from local villagers; her family escapes to the Cernauti Ghetto; life in a...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Russian

Testimony of Mordechai Francis Paras, born in Athens, Greece, 1940, regarding his experiences in Athens and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Mordechai Francis Paras, born in Athens, Greece, 1940, regarding his experiences in Athens and in hiding Childhood; The Italian occupation, 1941; life under the Italian occupation; German occupation, 1943; arrest of his father by the Germans; release of his father by his mother; escape; in hiding in the mountains; liberation, 1944; Life after the war; civil war, 1945; unsuccessful attempt to make aliya to Eretz Israel; deportation to a camp in Cyprus, 1946; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1946; life in Eretz Israel.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

עדותו של הד היידט שלמה מנפרד זיגפריד, יליד Berlin גרמניה 1932, על בריחה מגרמניה ב- 1938 וקורותיו במסתור בבלגיה

File Number : 14306

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Stamatula (Kabelis) Atun, born in Trikala, Greece in 1925, regarding hiding in various villages during the war period

Testimony

Testimony of Stamatula (Kabelis) Atun, born in Trikala, Greece in 1925, regarding hiding in various villages during the war period Her childhood in Trikala; transfer to an adoptive family, 1933; German occupation; transfer of the area to the Italian authorities, 1941; life during the Italian occupation; German occupation, 1943; air-raids; escape, and life in hiding in a village; receipt of protection from partisans against being informed on and betrayed; release; return to Chalcis, 1944; outbreak of the civil war, 1947; return to Trikala; move to Athens, 1950; life at an aliya training center before aliya to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Louisa Leah (Atoun) Rokach, born in Trikala, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences hiding in villages

Testimony

Testimony of Louisa Leah (Atoun) Rokach, born in Trikala, Greece, 1936, regarding her experiences hiding in villages Childhood in Trikala; German occupation and transfer to Italian rule, 1941; life under the Italian regime; German occupation, 1943; air-raids; escape to a village with the help of the Communist underground; protection and help from the partisans; escape and hiding in Korin village; living conditions in the village; birth of her younger sister; skin disease of her brother and quarantine imposed on the family by the villagers for fear of contagion; protection by the partisans from informers and...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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