Memoir relating to the plight of Jews on the Island of Rhodes
Extent and Medium
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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)
- Rhodes (Greece: Island) History--20th century.
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.