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Oral history interview with Isaac Nehama

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2002.333 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0472

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    Oral history interview with Isaac Nehama

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Isaac Nehama, born in 1926 in Athens, Greece, discusses his childhood; the integration of Sephardic Jews into Greek society; the Italian occupation of Greece and the deprivations of many of its citizens; his graduation from high school and working for a black market trader; the increasing fear in Greece of the German occupation; how most of the Jewish population of Athens dispersed and went into hiding when the German implemented first antisemitic laws; staying with family friend until deciding to join partisans in the mountains of Greece; his daily life and missions with the partisans; reuniting with his father and learning that his mother and younger brothers had been deported; the British arresting him for being a partisan but being released due to his father's intervention; his brother’s return from Buchenwald; learning of the death of his mother and other brother; and obtaining a scholarship to attend college in the United States.
    Interviewee
    Mr. Isaac Nehama
    Interviewer
    Ringelheim, Dr. Joan
    Date
    interview:  2002 October 22

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Oral histories.
    Extent
    11 videocasettes (Betacam SP) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Nehama, Isaac, 1926-

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch conducted the interview with Isaac Nehama on October 22, 2002. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the tapes of the interview in December 2002.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2023-11-16 08:03:04
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