Memoir relating to the plight of Jews on the Island of Rhodes

Identifier
irn500431
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0418
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500431

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Allegra (Levi) Rosenthal

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Allegra (Levi) Rosenthal

Scope and Content

Testimony, five pages, photocopy of typescript, describing experiences of donor's parents in the Belgian Congo, where the author was born, and in their native Rhodes, during the Italian occupation and the war, including deportation to Camp Hidar (near Piraeus, Greece) as transit camp for Auschwitz, and author's experience in avoiding further deportation.

Subjects

  • Rhodes (Greece: Island) History--20th century.
  • Rhodes (Greece : Island)

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.