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Testimony of Shlomo Salomon Matsil, born in Preveza, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Preveza, in hiding, in the partisans and in Israel

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Testimony of Shlomo Salomon Matsil, born in Preveza, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Preveza, in hiding, in the partisans and in Israel His childhood; Jewish community life in Preveza. Outbreak of the war with Italy, October 1940; evacuation of the residents by the authorities; transfer on ships to Athens before Pesach (April), 1941; air-raids on the port of Peiraieus; in hiding while hidden by Greeks; move with help from the Greek underground, 1943; joins the Greek partisans including receiving the partisan name Maratona; combat with the partisans against the Germans in the mountains and...

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Testimony of Jafa Pola (Mizrachi) Israel, born in Larissa, Greece, 1930, regarding her experiences as a child in Aya, Mousalar and in hiding in Tyrnavos

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Testimony of Jafa Pola (Mizrachi) Israel, born in Larissa, Greece, 1930, regarding her experiences as a child in Aya, Mousalar and in hiding in Tyrnavos German occupation, 1940; transfer of the family to the Aya village, 1941; fear of deportation; going to the remote Mousalar village; German hunt in the village; escape of her brother; capture of her father and his deportation to Auschwitz; detention of the women; release from detention through Red Cross intervention; her brother being hidden by priests; transfer to the village of Tyrvanos; being hidden by partisans; liberation, 1944. Return to Larissa;...

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Testimony of Levana Yulia (Chakim) Shalish, born in Volos, Greece, 1935, regarding her experiences in Volos, the Pelion Mountains and in hiding places using a false identity

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Testimony of Levana Yulia (Chakim) Shalish, born in Volos, Greece, 1935, regarding her experiences in Volos, the Pelion Mountains and in hiding places using a false identity Her father is drafted into the war against the Italians; Italian occupation, October 1940; deterioration of the economic situation; frequent air-raids; difficulty in obtaining food; German occupation, 1943; rumors regarding deportations throughout Greece; escape to the Pelion Mountains; obtaining documents in the name of Thakimides; help from a neighbor in obtaining food; life in temporary hiding places in the villages; searches by the...

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Testimony of Avraham Gani Genis, born in Athens, Greece, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Athens, Kavala, Istanbul and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1944

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Testimony of Avraham Gani Genis, born in Athens, Greece, 1938, regarding his experiences as a child in Athens, Kavala, Istanbul and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1944 Life in Athens during the German occupation, September 1943; escape with his parents in the direction of Eretz Israel; birth of his younger brother; life en route including stops along the eastern coast of Greece; life in Kavala; contact with the partisans; food shortage; crosses the border to Turkey; escape to Istanbul; escape on foot to Syria. Aliya to Eretz Israel, June 1944.

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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

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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...

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Testimony of Flora (Cohen) Sherakon, born in Trikala, Greece, 1935, regarding her experiences in hiding in the mountains, a village and with the partisans

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Testimony of Flora (Cohen) Sherakon, born in Trikala, Greece, 1935, regarding her experiences in hiding in the mountains, a village and with the partisans Life before the war. Italian occupation; evades deportation to Auschwitz, 1943; joins relatives in hiding in the mountains; escape from the Germans to a hiding place in a village; search for food; life with a group of Greek partisans until the liberation. Return to Athens; life after the war; education; search for relatives and knowledge concerning their fate; preparations for aliya to Eretz Israel; aliya to Israel on the "Neptune" ship, 1949.

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Memoirs of Yitzhak Ruso, who was active in the partisans movement in the Peloponnesus mountains in Greece, written on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the destruction of the Jews of Macedonia and Thrace

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Survey of the condition of the Jews in Nazi-occupied countries, Eretz Israel and Arab countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press, December 1943

Survey of the condition of the Jews in Nazi-occupied countries, Eretz Israel and Arab countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press, December 1943 Poland: Thousands of Jews remain in hiding in the Warsaw Ghetto; German legislation regarding Polish citizens and German citizens; testimony regarding murder of Jews in Kiev; mass graves of Jews from Riga. Germany: Problems in providing food; air-raids on German cities; Goebbels' speech. Rome: Levying of payment of a forced contribution in gold on the Jews of Rome. Slovakia: Possibilities for implementation of insurance certificates by Jews. Hungary: List...

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Testimony of Marko Markus Yeni Geinies, born in Preveza, Greece, 1924, regarding his experiences in forced labor in Preveza, rescue from deportation by an Austrian soldier and in hiding in a village

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Testimony of Marko Markus Yeni Geinies, born in Preveza, Greece, 1924, regarding his experiences in forced labor in Preveza, rescue from deportation by an Austrian soldier and in hiding in a village Well-to-do family owner of a clothes shop; life before the war. German occupation; forced labor in Preveza; rescue from deportation to Auschwitz by an Austrian soldier, March 1944; hidden by a shepherd in a village with his brother; liberation. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

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Survey of conditions in Nazi-occupied countries and Middle Eastern countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press, letters and by witnesses, with an emphasis on the situation of the Jews, August 1943 Poland: Liquidation of the Rovna Ghetto; data regarding the population of Vilna; data regarding the number of dead in Majdanek; closing of businesses and deportation of the owners to labor in Germany; evacuation of Poles from Warsaw in order to house Germans in their place; various types of residents in the areas of Poland annexed to the Reich; reparations to owners of Polish bonds; Ukrainian volunteers...

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