Nissim mordehay biography

Born January 8, 1932 - Ihtiman, Bulgaria

Nissim, the son of Mina (Masiach) and Behor Mordehay, was nine years old when Bulgaria allied itself with Germany.

He had a younger sister, Lida who was five. Nissim's family owned a large store that sold textiles and clothing.

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They lived in the largest building in the city. It was so large that they rented out the first floor to the police department. The town jail was even located in their basement. The family was quite well-off. Each child had a nanny, and there were other servants to do the laundry and cleaning.

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The family was well-respected by their non-Jewish neighbors, and all of Nissim's playmates were non-Jews.

Because there were so few Jews in Ihtiman, Nissim's family did not feel the brunt of the harsh anti-Jewish measures passed by the Bulgarian government in 1941.

Life went on much as before. His parents were forced to wear the yellow star required by the government, but Nissim and his sister were exempt from