Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Collection Creator
- Miriam Mordecai
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives.
- Extent
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25 digital images : JPEG ; 43 MB.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- 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.
- Personal Name
- Mordecai, Miriam.
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:08:53
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