Rifka Pelts (F / Poland, 1937), Holocaust survivor
Rifka Pelts (F / Poland, 1937), Holocaust survivor
Dov Pelts (M / Poland, 1931), Holocaust survivor
Yitzhak Pelts (M / Poland, 1933-1994), Holocaust survivor
Zvi Pelts (M / Poland, 1935), Holocaust survivor
Josef Pelts (M / Poland, 1939), Holocaust survivor
- KEYWORDS : <Refugees> <Soviet Union> -- <Selvino Children>
Biography
Rifka Pelts and her brothers were born in Tomaschov, Poland, to Samuel Pelts and Sarah Hamer. The family fled to the Soviet Union. Rifka arrived in Selvino from Poland with her brothers Dov, Yitzhak, Zvika, and Josef. She stayed for about two years in Sciesopoli, under the careful guidance of director Moshe Zeiri, who was like a father to all the children of the house of Selvino. Like her brothers, Rifka also left Selvino in November 1948 with the last group of children together with Moshe Zeiri. She took the train from Milan to Naples and then with the Greek ship Theti reached Israel. It was a legal journey because on 16 May 1948 the State of Israel was recognized by the UN.