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Object description
Greek Jewish civilian in Salonika, Greece, 1941-1943; inmate of Salonika Ghetto, Greece, 1943; in hiding in Salonika, Greece, 1943-1944; emigrated from Greece to GB, 1945
Content description
REEL 1 Background in Salonika, Greece, 1923-1941: assimilated nature of her Jewish family; contract between wealthy and poor Jews; relationship between mother and father. Aspects of period as civilian in Salonika, Greece, 1941-1943: character of German officer billeted with family; shortage of food. Aspects of period in Salonika Ghetto, Greece, 1943: movement of Jewish community into ghetto; arrest with family by Gestapo and release, 1/5/1943; beating of father; escape from ghetto with help from Manolis Korniordos, taking refuge with Maria Voudouroglou.
REEL 2 Continues: obtaining accommodation in ghetto, 5/1943; conditions in ghetto; attitude of local population towards Jewish population's situation; beginnings of deportations; attitude towards wearing Jewish Star of David. Recollections of period in hiding in Salonika, Greece, 1943-1944: food; problems with Maria Voudouroglou's son and daughter; escape of friend Manolis Korniordos to Athens; inspection of house by German Army officer as potential billet; suspicions of Maria Voudouroglou neighbours.
REEL 3 Continues: move to second safe house for week to allay suspicions of Maria Voudouroglou neighbours; presence of British evader in second safe house; living conditions; opinion of hosts; arrest and shooting of hosts and British evader; return to Maria Voudouroglou's house; difficulty of life in hiding; security precautions; difficult relationship between mother and Maria; betrayal one week before German withdrawal and escape from house; taking shelter with Kostas Athiridis and family. Aspects of period as civilian in Salonika, Greece, 1944-1945: liberation by British Army troops; reaction to freedom; meeting future husband British soldier Harold Ingram.
REEL 4 Continues: desire for new life in England; husband's character. Aspects of period as civilian in GB from 1946: journey from Greece to GB via Bari, Italy; brief period in transit camp in Bari, Italy; arrival in GB and start of married life; relations with husband's family; situation for family remaining in Greece. Reflections on Holocaust experience: psychological impact of Holocaust experiences; question of difficulty of speaking about experience; fate of Jewish community in Salonika.
REEL 5 Continues: conditions of refugees returning to Salonika from concentration camp; reaction to visiting Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel; attitude of husbands family towards her experience; continued contact with Maria Voudouroglou in Greece; status of Maria Voudouroglou and Manolis Korniordos as 'Righteous Amongst the Nations'; impact of Holocaust experience on Jewish identity; return visit to Maria Voudouroglou's house.