Andreas S. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Andreas S., who was born in Thessalonikē, Greece in 1929, an only child. He recalls ghettoization; obtaining false papers from his grandfather's friend, a police officer; escaping by train to his relatives in Athens to live under the benign Italian occupation; his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and their children escaping to Chalkis on Euboea Island, then joining him in Athens; German invasion; fleeing to Argos with assistance from his father's client; their rescuer's death in an Allied bombing; living on a farm for fourteen months; hiding during conflicts; and liberation in October 1944 by British troops. Mr. S. discusses many relatives that were killed in the Holocaust; continuing contact with his rescuers and their recognition in Greece and Israel; and his leadership role in the Jewish community.
Extent and Medium
1 videocassette
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This testimony is open with permission.
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People
- S., Andreas, -- 1929-
Subjects
- False papers.
- Child survivors.
- Family.
- Escapes.
- Jews -- Greece -- Thessalonikē.
- Jewish ghettos.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
- Postwar experiences.
- Hiding.
- Italian occupation.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- Video tapes.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Holocaust survivors.
Places
- Athens (Greece)
- Thessalonikē (Greece)
- Greece.
- Argos (Greece)
- Salonika ghetto.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat