Bella Camhi Oral History
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Title
Bella Camhi Oral History
Description
An interview with Bella Camhi, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Sidney Bolkosky, Professor of History at the University of Michigan--Dearborn. Bella Camhi was born in Salonika, Greece, ca. 1925. Following the German occupation of Greece, Bella, along with her mother, father and three sisters, was placed in the Salonika Ghetto. In 1943, the family was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where everyone, except Bella and another sister, was gassed on arrival. Bella was assigned to work in the Kanada Kommando and her younger sister was placed in the Kinderblock, from where she was later sent to the gas chambers. Sometime in 1944, Bella was moved out of Auschwitz-Birkenau, loaded onto a wagon and later abandoned in an empty field. After being liberated, Bella walked to Munich, Germany. She later returned to Salonika and finally immigrated to the United States sometime in the early 1950s
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Bolkosky, Sidney M
Interviewee
Camhi, Bella
Date Recorded
1999-11-18
Collection
Citation
“Bella Camhi Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 24, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1204.