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  4. Accordion that Shabetai Shemi (Sami) from Monastir, Macedonia received as a Bar Mitzva gift from his parents

Accordion that Shabetai Shemi (Sami) from Monastir, Macedonia received as a Bar Mitzva gift from his parents

Accordion that Shabetai Shemi from Bitola (Monastir), Macedonia received as a gift for his Bar Mitzva. The accordion was given to a friend for safekeeping when Shabetai was deported to the camps and murdered
Accordion that Shabetai Shemi from Bitola (Monastir), Macedonia received as a gift for his Bar Mitzva. The accordion was given to a friend for safekeeping when Shabetai was deported to the camps and murdered

Accordion that Shabetai Shemi from Bitola (Monastir), Macedonia received as a gift for his Bar Mitzva. The accordion was given to a friend for safekeeping when Shabetai was deported to the camps and murdered
Shabetai Shemi, second from the left, with a group of boys, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943
Shabetai Shemi, second from the left, with a group of boys, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943

Shabetai Shemi, second from the left, with a group of boys, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943
Page of Testimony in memory of Shabetai Shemi
Page of Testimony in memory of Shabetai Shemi

Page of Testimony in memory of Shabetai Shemi
Moshe and Sara Shemi and their four children: Shabetai-Charli, Josef-Pepi, Alberto-Avraham and Gita-Allegra. Monastir, Macedonia, before the Nazi occupation
Moshe and Sara Shemi and their four children: Shabetai-Charli, Josef-Pepi, Alberto-Avraham and Gita-Allegra. Monastir, Macedonia, before the Nazi occupation

The woman standing in the center is Moshe’s brother’s wife, Ricola Shemi. Of all those in the photo, only Gita survived the war

Moshe and Sara Shemi and their four children: Shabetai-Charli, Josef-Pepi, Alberto-Avraham and Gita-Allegra. Monastir, Macedonia, before the Nazi occupation
Sara Shemi née Levi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943
Sara Shemi née Levi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943

Sara Shemi née Levi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943
Page of Testimony in memory of Sara Shemi
Page of Testimony in memory of Sara Shemi

Page of Testimony in memory of Sara Shemi
Moshe Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943
Moshe Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943

Moshe Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, circa 1943
Page of Testimony in memory of Moshe Shemi
Page of Testimony in memory of Moshe Shemi

Page of Testimony in memory of Moshe Shemi
Gita-Allegra Shemi with her younger brother Avraham-Albert Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, mid 1930s
Gita-Allegra Shemi with her younger brother Avraham-Albert Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, mid 1930s

Gita-Allegra Shemi with her younger brother Avraham-Albert Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, mid 1930s
Page of Testimony in memory of Avraham-Albert Shemi
Page of Testimony in memory of Avraham-Albert Shemi

Page of Testimony in memory of Avraham-Albert Shemi
Josef-Pepi Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943
Josef-Pepi Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943

Josef-Pepi Shemi, Bitola, Macedonia, before 1943
Page of Testimony in memory of Josef-Pepi Shemi
Page of Testimony in memory of Josef-Pepi Shemi

Page of Testimony in memory of Josef-Pepi Shemi
HaShomer HaTzair Zionist youth movement, Bitola, Macedonia, 1934
HaShomer HaTzair Zionist youth movement, Bitola, Macedonia, 1934

HaShomer HaTzair Zionist youth movement, Bitola, Macedonia, 1934
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