Estrea Aelion: copy jubilee album

Estrea Aelion: copy jubilee album 

Estrea Aelion: copy jubilee album 

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This collection consists of a copy jubilee album (translation from French) relating to the life and times of Estrea Aelion for her seven great-grandchildren in celebration of her hundredth birthday in May 1984, compiled by Jacqueline Golden. Estrea Aelion, of Greek Jewish origin, came to England in 1934. Her brother's family remained in Greece during the German occupation. Several of family members perished in concentration camps but her sister-in-law and niece survived in hiding in Athens.

Album containing photographs and details of Estrea Aelion's life and that of her grandchildren and great-gradchildren put into the political and social context of the times through contemporary press cuttings. Also includes a family tree, transcript of her life story, and copy of her niece Beatrice Barzilay's story submitted to Yad Vashem regarding  her life in hiding during the German occupation in Athens.