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Testimony of Sheli Ashkenazi Malki, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1932 regarding her experiences in Pazardzhik

Parents' countries of origin- Turkey and Romania, moving of her family to Pazardzhik in the 30's; good relations with the Bulgarian population; recruiting her father for road construction; his disappearance during the whole period of war; anti-Jewish legislation; starvation; help of the community to the deported from Sofia; acts of bullying; her father's enlistment in the Bulgarian army after liberation; aliyah bet on board the Kefalos boat 1948; absorption in Ramle

File Number : 13689

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Violet (Reuven) Dowek, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1931, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Chirpan and Yambol

Testimony

Testimony of Violet (Reuven) Dowek, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1931, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Chirpan and Yambol Childhood as an only child living with her family in a Christian neighborhood; relations with her Bulgarian neighbors. German occupation, 1941; expulsion from her elementary school; yellow badge; deportation to Chirpan, summer 1943; residence in a small shoemaker's shop; labor in picking produce, stringing beads and similar work; supporting the family by selling shirts sewn by her mother; transfer to live with her relatives in Yambol; living with her uncle; return to Sofia at the end...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Hanna Gedanski, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1931

Testimony

Testimony of Hanna Gedanski, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1931 Early childhood after the death of her father; life in Sofia; good relations with the Christians; attendance at a Jewish school. Life in the city during the war continuing without much change; air-raids; deportation to Kyustendil together with her mother and her siblings, summer 1943; residence with a Christian family; good relations with the family; life in Kyustendil until the liberation and return to Sofia, September 1944. Life in Sofia until 1949; aliya to Israel.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Amalia Mali (Khaimov) Alcalay, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1928, regarding her experiences in Sofia and Khaskovo

Testimony

Testimony of Amalia Mali (Khaimov) Alcalay, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1928, regarding her experiences in Sofia and Khaskovo Her childhood in a secular family that observed Jewish tradition. Life under fascist rule including the imposition of anti-Jewish decrees and bans, 1941; draft of her father to labor; transfer to Khaskovo, 1942; life in her uncle's home; Communist activities; help to political prisoners; liberation by the Red Army, 09 September 1944. Aliya to Israel, 1948; life in Israel.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Bilha Bella (Kavison) Cohen, born in Vidin, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Vidin and Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Bilha Bella (Kavison) Cohen, born in Vidin, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding her experiences in Sofia, Vidin and Israel Her childhood in Sofia. Life in Sofia including anti-Jewish legislation; reduction of the area of their shop; distancing of Jewish businesses away from the center of the city; reduction of the hours of activity [of their shop]; searches made in their home during the hours of the night; draft to labor paving roads; rumors concerning deportation; attitude of the authorities toward damage done to the Jews; move to an outlying area by decree; life in a Jewish school building; move to...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Nisim Cohen, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding his experiences in Plovdiv and in Israel

Testimony

Testimony of Nisim Cohen, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1930, regarding his experiences in Plovdiv and in Israel His family's life; visit in Germany in the context of [his father's] work, 1938 [?]. Taking control of the factory by the authorities; continuation of the factory's management by his father; work permit given to his father during the post-curfew hours [?]; life in Plovdiv including the decree regarding wearing a yellow badge; help by the community to find hiding places for refugees from Greece; concentration of the community in preparation for their deportation, March 1943; cancellation of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Lucy (Bennozio) Kanari, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1934, regarding her experiences in Plovdiv

Testimony

Testimony of Lucy (Bennozio) Kanari, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1934, regarding her experiences in Plovdiv Childhood in Plovdiv before the war. German Army occupation, March 1941; anti-Jewish decrees; yellow badge; draft of her father to forced labor; difficulty in earning a livelihood; help from a Bulgarian family who cared for the children and also protected them; deportation orders to concentration point in a synagogue with the rest of the Jews, 10 March 1943; march to the train station; [cancelling of the deportation order and] release [to their home]; assistance from the Nikolov family; care for the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Nurit Viki (Levi) Gazit, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1936, regarding her experiences in Sofia and in a village

Testimony

Testimony of Nurit Viki (Levi) Gazit, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1936, regarding her experiences in Sofia and in a village From a secular family involved in the lives of their non-Jewish neighbors; her childhood. Drafting of her brothers to forced labor companies; restrictions on the Jews in their everyday lives; yellow badge (button); deportation from Sofia; transfer to one of the villages (witness does not remember the name); help from the local residents; hunger; air-raids; liberation by the Red Army. Return to Sofia; aliya to Israel, 11 December 1948.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Emanuel Zisman, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1935, regarding his experiences as a child in Plovdiv

Testimony

Testimony of Emanuel Zisman, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1935, regarding his experiences as a child in Plovdiv Family background; cultural life. Outbreak of the war; life under anti-Jewish legislation (including travel restrictions on Jews); assistance from the residents of Plovdiv; liberation by the Red Army, 1944. Aliya to Israel, 1949; public activities as a Knesset member and as Israel Ambassador to Bulgaria.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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