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Testimony of Yosef Cohn Chonen, born in Chania (Crete) Greece, 1920, regarding his experiences in hiding in Chania, the mountains and with the partisans

Testimony

Testimony of Yosef Cohn Chonen, born in Chania (Crete) Greece, 1920, regarding his experiences in hiding in Chania, the mountains and with the partisans Life before the war; work as a machinist in a printing house. Air-raids by the German Luftwaffe; German occupation; escape; deportation of Jews; move to hiding places with help from the owner of the printing house and non-Jewish acquaintances; in hiding in the mountains; contact with the partisans; life with the partisans including publishing flyers; liberation. Meetings with survivors; life in Chania including work in the printing house; serves as a...

File Number : 3125

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew