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My father, Raphael Molho, was the first of ten siblings. Second was Saoul, who was very intelligent and had a lot of humor. When there was an engagement or marriage they would all gather at the grandparents’ house. Saoul was the clown of the family.
He survived Auschwitz because he behaved the same way with the Germans. He might have said to them, “Count on me on whatever you want,’ etc. He was very funny. He would say to his mother, ‘Mama sew me a button, please.’ ‘Amen, I will sew it, go and get married.’ ‘Mother, should I get married for a single button?’ Saoul got married but left his wife and child in Auschwitz. When he returned to Thessaloniki he remarried.
Then there was Gracia who died in Auschwitz, and so did her husband. They had no children.
The fourth child was Jacques. Jacques got married before the war, to a very beautiful girl called Daisy, and went to live in France. He worked in Grenoble, and they had a daughter.
Then there was Charles who lived in Belgium before World War II. He survived Auschwitz and returned to Belgium. He had no children.
The sixth child was Dario who stayed in Thessaloniki, and was deported and murdered in Auschwitz.
Then came the twins, Lisa and Bella. Lisa died in Auschwitz with her two children, while Bella had left earlier for Israel, then Palestine. She died there in 1980.
The youngest brother, Alberto, survived Auschwitz but left there his wife and two daughters. When he returned he remarried and had a son called Joseph.
There was also Mois, who had committed suicide for romantic reasons, but I know nothing more about him.
He survived Auschwitz because he behaved the same way with the Germans. He might have said to them, “Count on me on whatever you want,’ etc. He was very funny. He would say to his mother, ‘Mama sew me a button, please.’ ‘Amen, I will sew it, go and get married.’ ‘Mother, should I get married for a single button?’ Saoul got married but left his wife and child in Auschwitz. When he returned to Thessaloniki he remarried.
Then there was Gracia who died in Auschwitz, and so did her husband. They had no children.
The fourth child was Jacques. Jacques got married before the war, to a very beautiful girl called Daisy, and went to live in France. He worked in Grenoble, and they had a daughter.
Then there was Charles who lived in Belgium before World War II. He survived Auschwitz and returned to Belgium. He had no children.
The sixth child was Dario who stayed in Thessaloniki, and was deported and murdered in Auschwitz.
Then came the twins, Lisa and Bella. Lisa died in Auschwitz with her two children, while Bella had left earlier for Israel, then Palestine. She died there in 1980.
The youngest brother, Alberto, survived Auschwitz but left there his wife and two daughters. When he returned he remarried and had a son called Joseph.
There was also Mois, who had committed suicide for romantic reasons, but I know nothing more about him.
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Yvonne Capuano-Molho