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The Mordo and Mathatia families in Greece.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 27506

The Mordo and Mathatia families in Greece.

Pictured from right to left are the donor's father, Jacob Mordo; his aunt and uncle, Rachel and Victor Mathatia; and his brother Moses Mordo. All perished in concentration camps.

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Caption: The Mordo and Mathatia families in Greece.

Pictured from right to left are the donor's father, Jacob Mordo; his aunt and uncle, Rachel and Victor Mathatia; and his brother Moses Mordo. All perished in concentration camps.
Date: Circa 1930
Locale: Greece
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Perla Lina Mordo Koulias

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Perla Lina Mordo Koulias

Source Record ID: Registry 023594

Second Record ID: Registry F-036588

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: FAMILIES (PREWAR JEWISH) JEWS (GREEK) JEWS (SEPHARDIM)
Photo Designation: LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Greece -- Family/Friends/Portraits

Administrative Notes

Biography: Perla Koulias (born Perla Mordo) is the daughter of Jacob and Ester Mordo of Corfu. She had two brothers, one of them named Moses. Before the German invasion she lived with her family in Yakov Polila. During the war she was deported to Auschwitz, and from there was sent to other camps, including Bergen-Belsen and Mauthausen. Perla and her unnamed brother survived; her father and brother Moses perished during the Holocaust.

Record last modified:: 2001-09-04 00:00:00
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