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Miriam Mordecai memoir

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0072 | RG Number: RG-02.051

Consists of a photocopy of a typescript memoir, which describes how Miriam Mordecai and her family, Greek Jews, survived the Holocaust. She gives credit to gentiles in Greece who helped save members of her family. Also included is information about World War II in Italy and Albania and the deportation of several of Mordecai's relatives to Auschwitz.

Genre/Form: Personal Narratives.
Extent: 25 digital images : JPEG ; 43 MB.
Extent: 1 folder

Document Creator: Miriam Mordecai
Topical Term: Children.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Christians.
Greece--History--Occupation, 1941-1944.
Guerrillas--Greece.
Hiding places.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Holocaust survivors.
Jews--Greece.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Orthodox Christians.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
Geographic Name: Albania.
Greece.
Italy.
Personal Name: Mordecai, Miriam.
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Holder of Originals: Miriam Mordecai
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The undated memoir was written by Miriam Mordecai. It was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in May 1992 via Mr. Harvey Sarner. The exact date of completion is unknown.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
: Record last modified: 2020-05-28 15:05:47
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507316

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