<p> Family Tree</p><p>Paternal Maternal Paternal Maternal grandmoth grandmothe grandfath grandfather er r er No Rozalia No David Solomon information Elazar information Elazar (nee ?) ?-? ?-1932</p><p>Father Mother</p><p>Solomon David Elazar Vergina Elazar 1880-1932 (nee Bohor) 1887-1957</p><p>Siblings Spouse Interviewee Rozalia Navon Elena Kirilova (nee Elazar) David Solomonov Elazarov Elazarova 1908 1920 (nee Kehayova) Dora Vakarelova 1920–2002 (nee Elazar) 1913 </p><p>Children</p><p>Simeon Elazarov 1943</p><p>Emil Elazarov 1947</p><p>1 The interviewee and his family</p><p>Full name David Solomonov Elazarov</p><p>Where and when were you born? Sofia, 30th April 1920</p><p>Where else did you live? -</p><p>Your educational level? Graduated from the Military Academy in Sofia</p><p>What sort of work do/did you do? Deputy Secretary General of the Jewish Fatherland Front District Secretary of the Union of Young Workers, Pleven (1947-1949) Deputy head of Chief Political Office of the Bulgarian Army (1949-1962) Head of Propaganda and Campaigns Department at the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1962-1970) Director of the Institute on History of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1970- 1989) 5 mandates as member of parliament in the National Assembly (1970s and 1980s)</p><p>How religious was your parents’ home? How were you raised? Mildly religious.</p><p>What is your mother tongue? Ladino </p><p>2 What other languages do you speak? Bulgarian, Russian, Spanish</p><p>If you were in an army, tell us which army and the dates Bulgarian Army, 1949-1962</p><p>Where were you during the Holocaust? 3-4 months in a labor camp in the village of Tserovo 6 months in a concentration camp in Enikioy 15 months as partisan</p><p>What did you do after the Holocaust? Deputy Secretary General of the Jewish Fatherland Front District Secretary of the Union of Young Workers, Pleven (1947-1949) Deputy head of Chief Political Office of the Bulgarian Army (1949-1962) Head of Propaganda and Campaigns Department at the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1962-1970) Director of the Institute on History of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1970- 1989) 5 mandates as member of parliament in the National Assembly (1970s and 1980s)</p><p>3 Siblings</p><p>Their names Rozalia Navon (nee Elazar) Dora Vakarelova (nee Elazar) </p><p>Where and when were they born? Rozalia: Sofia, 1908 Dora: Sofia, 1913</p><p>What is their mother tongue? Ladino</p><p>Their educational level? Rozalia: Pedagogy Institute, Shoumen Dora: secondary education</p><p>Their occupations? Rozalia: teacher Dora: trade employee</p><p>Where do/did they live? Rozalia: Holon (today Israel) (since 1932) Dora: Sofia</p><p>Where else did they live? -</p><p>Do they have children? Rozalia: Emanuel (m) (Israel, 1936), Tslila (f) (Israel, 1940) Dora: Virginia (f) (Sofia, 1942), Krastyo (m) (Sofia, 1946)</p><p>4 Spouse Name? Elena Kirilova Elazarova (nee Kehayova) (penname Elena Davidova)</p><p>Where and when was he/she born? Plovdiv, 25th October 1920</p><p>Where else did he/she live? Sofia</p><p>Is he/she Jewish? No, she is Bulgarian.</p><p>What is his/her mother tongue? Bulgarian</p><p>His/her educational level? Graduated from Journalism Department of Sofia University</p><p>Occupation? Journalist</p><p>Where and when did he/she die? Sofia, 17th August 2002</p><p>Tell me anything you know about his/her siblings (Name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, name of wife and children, whether their family is Jewish and whether it is religious).</p><p>5 Vassil Kehayov, Dimitar Kehayov, Petko Kehayov, Maria Kehayova: They were born in Plovdiv. The boys were born between 1912 and 1920. Maria was born in the middle of the 1920s. All are no longer alive. They have secondary education. They were not religious. They were Bulgarians and married to Bulgarians. They were closely related with the Jews in Sofia. For example, Elena Elazarova was a librarian in the Jewish cultural home and her whole family communicated with and befriended Jews.</p><p>6 Children</p><p>Their names? Simeon David Elazarov Emil David Elazarov</p><p>Were they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews? They were not brought up as Jews. Simeon considers himself a Jew; Emil as having a mixed origin.</p><p>Where and when were they born? Simeon: Sofia, 31st July 1943 Emil: Sofia, 29th September 1947 </p><p>Where else did they live? -</p><p>Their educational level? Simeon: Graduated from the Higher Economic Institute (now World and National Economy Institute) in Sofia as economist Emil: Graduated from the Higher Architecture and Construction Institute in Sofia as architect </p><p>Their occupations? Simeon: research scholar (social management) Emil: architect (urban development)</p><p>How many grandchildren do you have? Two grandsons: Emil, 35 years old, Georgi, 30 years old One granddaughter: Elena, 31 years old</p><p>7 Father</p><p>His name? Solomon David Elazar</p><p>Where and when was he born? Kjustendil, 1880</p><p>Where else did he live? Sofia</p><p>Where and when did he die? Sofia, 1st March 1932</p><p>What sort of education did he have? Secondary education</p><p>What sort of work did he do? Distributor of German paint and varnish</p><p>How religious was he? He was not very religious. He observed all rituals on the Jewish holidays, he read the prayer in the family, but he did not educate his children to follow closely the religious tradition. </p><p>What was his mother tongue? Ladino</p><p>8 Army service: which army and what years? Bulgarian Army, 1912-1917 (during the Balkan and Inter-Allied wars and WWI) supply officer</p><p>Tell me about his brothers and sisters. (name, date of birth and death, occupation, place of residence, family, etc.)</p><p>Name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>Matilda David No information Housewife Rufat Kantardjiev 1 son: Buko -</p><p>Kantardjieva 4 daughters: </p><p>(nee Elazar) (f) Ventura, Roza, ?, ?</p><p>Only Ventura </p><p> remained in </p><p>Bulgaria, the </p><p> others left for </p><p>Israel.</p><p>Bentsion David No information Cobbler Ester Elazar 2 sons: Bitush, ? -</p><p>Elazar (m) (nee ?) 3 daughters: </p><p>Rozali, Rebecca, ?</p><p>Linda David No information Sales ? Momon killed in 1 son: Bitush -</p><p>Momona assistant WW I 2 daughters: ?</p><p>(nee Elazar) (f)</p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? Died before</p><p>9 Paternal grandfather</p><p>Your paternal grandfather’s name? David Solomon Elazar</p><p>Where and when was he born? No information</p><p>Where else did he live? Only in Bulgaria</p><p>Where and when did he die? No information</p><p>What sort of education did he have? No information</p><p>What sort of work did he do? No information</p><p>How religious was he? No information</p><p>What was his mother tongue? Ladino</p><p>Army service: which army and what years? No information</p><p>10 Tell me about his brothers and sisters.</p><p>Name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>No information </p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? Died before </p><p>11 Paternal grandmother</p><p>Your paternal grandmother’s name? Rozalia Elazar (nee ?) </p><p>Where and when was she born? No information</p><p>Where else did she live? Sofia</p><p>Where and when did she die? Sofia, 1932</p><p>What sort of education did she have? No information</p><p>What sort of work did she do? Housewife</p><p>How religious was she? She was religious. She observed Sabbath. (no further information)</p><p>What was her mother tongue? Ladino</p><p>12 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>No information </p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? Died before </p><p>13 Mother</p><p>Her name? Vergina Elazar (nee Bohor)</p><p>Where and when was she born? Sofia, 1887</p><p>Where else did she live? -</p><p>Where and when did she die? Sofia, 12th March 1957</p><p>What sort of education did she have? Secondary education</p><p>What sort of work did she do? Worked in a shop for fine women’s underwear</p><p>How religious was she? Moderately religious. As a wife she also observed the rituals, but she did not educate her children to follow closely the religious tradition. </p><p>What was her mother tongue? Ladino</p><p>Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> of birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>14 Sarah ? (nee ?) No information No No information No information No information</p><p>(f) information</p><p>Sultana ? (nee?) No information No Buhor Levi 5 children: son No information</p><p>(f) information Izak; 2 daughters:</p><p>Venezia (married </p><p> to Samuel), Duda </p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? Interned to Vratsa</p><p>If she survived, what did she do after? Housewife</p><p>15 Maternal grandfather</p><p>Your maternal grandfather’s name? ? Bohor</p><p>Where and when was he born? No information</p><p>Where else did he live? No information</p><p>Where and when did he die? No information</p><p>What sort of education did he have? No information</p><p>What sort of work did he do? No information</p><p>How religious was he? No information</p><p>What was his mother tongue? No information</p><p>Army service: which army and what years? No information</p><p>16 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>No information </p><p>Where was he during the Holocaust? No information</p><p>If he survived what did he do after? No information</p><p>17 Maternal grandmother</p><p>Your maternal grandmother’s name? ? Bohor (nee ?)</p><p>Where and when was she born? No information</p><p>Where else did she live? No information</p><p>Where and when did she die? No information</p><p>What sort of education did she have? No information</p><p>What sort of work did she do? No information</p><p>How religious was she? No information</p><p>What was her mother tongue? No information</p><p>18 Tell me about his brothers and sisters. name place and date of occupation biographical data biographical data describe how religious</p><p> birth/death and origins of of children they were</p><p> spouse</p><p>No information </p><p>Where was she during the Holocaust? No information</p><p>If she survived what did she do after? No information</p><p>19</p>
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