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The Oral History Archive of the Jewish Museum of Greece (OHA)
The OHA today contains a total of 125 interviews, 69 by men and 55 by women, 14 in audio and the rest in audio-visual...
The Testimony
Every testimony contributes to an anthropocentric view of history, providing narratives “from below”, through experiences and impressions of the people themselves. The existence of...
Iakov Maestro (1927)
Biography:
Iakov Maestro was born in Thessaloniki in 1927. His father, Isaac Maestro, died in 1934, leaving the family with no means. The whole family,...
Naki Bega (1927)
Biography:
Esther (Naki) Matathia-Bega was born in Trikala in 1927. She was the youngest child of the family and had two older sisters, Anna and...
Mordochai Mayo (1928)
Biography:
Mordochai Mayo was born in Kastoria in 1928. Both of his parents, Iakov and Rifka, née Faratzis, were Jews from Kastoria. He had two...
Zanet Nachmia (1924)
Biography:
Zanet Nachmia was born in Ioannina in 1925, daughter of Haïm and Rebecca, née Mordochai. They had six children and lived inside the kastro...
Cohen sisters: Paloba Matathia and Riketta Cohen (1937), Vida-Veta Mioni (1939)
Biographies:
Paloba (Pavlina) Matathia (PM) was born in 1937 in Thessaloniki, with her twin sister Riketta (Rina) Cohen (RC). Two years later the family had...
Zakis Hatzis (1931 – 2018)
Biography:
Zakis Hatzis was born in Ioannina in 1931. Even before the war, however, his family had settled in Athens. His father Leon was from...
Esther Florentin (1932)
Biography:
Esther Florentin was born in Thessaloniki in 1932. Her father was Benzion Altsech and her mother Kleri, née Matalon. She had a younger brother,...
Sabetai (Mimis) Bezas (1931 – 2019)
Biography:
Mimis Bezas was born in Thessaloniki in 1931 to Moys and Sarina, née Barouch. His father sold bicycles and also had a small spare...
