Full name

Mois Solomon Saltiel

Where and when were you born?

Sofia, 30th November 1923

Where else did you live?

-

Your educational level?

Secondary

What sort of work do/did you do?

Journalist
Officer in the Fire Prevention Service

How religious was your parents’ home? How were you raised?

Moderately religious. We observed the high Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Yom Kippur, Pesach and Sukkot, but we did not go to the synagogue every Friday evening.

What is your mother tongue?

Bulgarian

What other languages do you speak?

Ladino

If you were in an army, tell us which army and the dates

None

Where were you during the Holocaust?

Inprison in Skopje,sentenced in the first Jewish trial for anti-fascist activities

What did you do after the Holocaust?

Worked in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Siblings

Their names

Albert Solomon Saltiel(m)
Haim Solomon Saltiel (m)
Yako Solomon Saltiel(m)

Where and when were they born?

All were born in Sofia
Albert: 1916
Haim: 1918
Yako: 1928

What is their mother tongue?

Bulgarian

Their educational level?

Secondary

Their occupations?

Albert: dental mechanic
Haim: cobbler
Yako: salesman

Where do/did they live?

In Sofia, since 1948 in Israel

Where else did they live?

-

Do they have children?

Albert: son Solomon and daughter Pnina
Haim: daughter Rivka and son Naftali
Yako: daughter Rivka and son Shlomo

Whereandwhendidtheydie?

Albert: Israel, 1980
Yako: Israel, 1997

Spouse

Name?

JulietYosifSaltiel (neeFridman)

Where and when was he/she born?

Sofia, 7th December 1925

Where else did he/she live?

Asenovgrad – interned during the Law for the Protection of the Nation, 1943

Is he/she Jewish?

Yes

What is his/her mother tongue?

Bulgarian

His/her educational level?

Secondary

Occupation?

Sales assistant

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).

Reuven Fridman (1923-1999, Israel) (m): electrical technician, wife Esther, three children: Yosif, Sima and Dafna – a Jewish family, religious.
Shrata Fridman (1928) (m): lives in Israel, construction worker, wife Shoshana, three children: Pnina (f), Hanita (f) and David (m)– Jewish family, religious.
Children

Their names?

Solomon Mois Saltiel
Yosif Mois Saltiel
Ani Mois Saltiel

Were they raised Jewish/do they identify themselves as Jews?

Yes, they feel Jews, but they are not religious and they do not observe all Jewish rituals and holidays.

Where and when were they born?

Solomon: Sofia, 1947
Yosif: Sofia, 1951
Ani: Sofia, 1955

Where else did they live?

-

Their educational level?

Solomon: Physics Department of Sofia University and of Moscow State University
Yosif: University
Ani: University

Their occupations?

Solomon: professor and doctor of physical sciences
Yosif: automatics engineer
Ani: architect

How many grandchildren do you have?

6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren:
Solomon: Juliet (f) and Kalina Saltiel (f)
Yosif: Georgi (m) and Monica Saltiel (f)
Ani: Nikolay (m) and Elena (f) Mladenovi; Nikolay: Mladen (m) and Anton (m) Mladenovi

His name?

Solomon Avram Saltiel

Where and when was he born?

Sofia, 1892

Where else did he live?

Yafo(today Israel)

Where and when did he die?

Bat-Yam (today Israel), January 1975

What sort of education did he have?

Secondary

What sort of work did he do?

Cobbler

How religious was he?

Not very religious, he observed the Jewish holidays but not to the smallest detail.

What was his mother tongue?

Bulgarian

Army service: which army and what years?

None

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / occupation / biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
MeshulamSaltiel
(m) / Place unknown, 1872 – 1928 / merchant / - / Izhak (m), Meir (m), Avram (m), Miriyam (f), Yakov (m), Tamara (F), Esther (f) / No information
Yosif
Saltiel (m) / No information / merchant / Bela / Avram (m), Victoria (f), Mois (m), Jinka (f), Solchi (f), Mati (f) / No information
Benyamin
Saltiel(m) / Place unknown, 1876 - ? / merchant / Buka Saltiel
(no further information) / Albert (m), Mati (f), Elias (m), Isak (m) / No information
Mois
Saltiel
(m) / Place unknown, 1893 – Sofia, 1921 / No information / None / None / No information
Tamara
Ashkenazi (nee Saltiel)
(f) / No information / No information / Avram Ashkenazi
teacher / Yodita (f), died in Israel; David (m), moved to USA; Shlomo (m), died in Israel / No information

Where was he during the Holocaust?

In Sofia and Razgrad – interned during the Law for the Protection of the Nation to the Jewish ghetto in Razgrad, but he was not sent to a labor camp.

If he survived, what did he do after?

Cobbler


Your paternal grandfather’s name?

Avram Saltiel

Where and when was he born?

No information

Where else did he live?

Sofia, Jerusalem (today Israel)

Where and when did he die?

Jerusalem, 1932

What sort of education did he have?

No information

What sort of work did he do?

Glass-maker

How religious was he?

Highly religious. Observed all high religious holidays such as Pesach, Sukkot, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah.(No further information)

What was his mother tongue?

Bulgarian, Ivrit, Ladino – he spoke in the three languages in the family.

Army service: which army and what years?

No information

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / Occupation / Biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
No information

Where was he during the Holocaust?

Died before

Your paternal grandmother’s name?

MazalSaltiel (nee ?)

Where and when was she born?

No information

Where else did she live?

Sofia, Jerusalem (today Israel)

Where and when did she die?

Jerusalem, 1937

What sort of education did she have?

Housewife

What sort of work did she do?

Highlyreligious, sheobservedallhighreligiousholidays: Sabbath, Pesach, Sukkot, YomKippur, RoshHashanahetc. (No further information)

How religious was she?

Bulgarian, Ivrit, Ladino – she spoke the three languages in the family.

What was her mother tongue?

No information

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / occupation / biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
No information

Where was she during the Holocaust?

Died before

Her name?

RebeccaYakoSaltiel (neeKyoso)

Where and when was she born?

Sofia, 24th March 1892

Where else did she live?

Razgrad

Where and when did she die?

Razgrad, 1st January 1943, during the internment

What sort of education did she have?

Secondary

What sort of work did she do?

Housewife

How religious was she?

Not very religious, she observed Pesach, Purim, Sukkot, Rosh Hashanah, but not to the smallest detail.

What was her mother tongue?

Bulgarian, Ladino

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / occupation / biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
Chelebi Kyoso (m) / No information / - / ReynaKyoso
(nee ?= / Esther (f), Isak (m) / No information
ManoahKyoso
(m) / No information / - / Rashel Kyoso
(nee ?) / Valentina (f), Regina (f), Mati (f) / No information
Simha ? (nee Kyoso)
(f) / Place unknown,
? - 1959 / housewife / Nissim ? / Dora (f), Isak (f), Buko (m,) Adolf (m), Sabetay (m) / No information
YusefKyoso (m) / Place unknown, 1870 - 1936 / clerk / Sultana Kyoso
(nee ?) / Jacques (m), Regina (f), Benvenista (f), Nissim (m), Esther (f), Albert (f) / No information
BohorKyoso (m) / No information / Café owner / Mati Kyoso
(nee ?) / Solomon (m), Albert (m), Jacques (m), Adela (f), Sami (m), Regina (f) / No information
Bea ?
(neeKyoso) (f) / Place unknown,
? - 1949 / housewife / Yusef ? / Regina (f), Nissim (m), Matilda (f), Kleri (f), Rebecca (f) / No information
Carolina ?
(neeKyoso) (f) / No information / No information / Albert ? / Regina (f), Albert (f), Rashel (f) / No information
HaimKyoso (m) / No information / No information / Liza Kyoso / Regina (f), Jana (f) / No information

Where was she during the Holocaust?

In Razgrad, in internment (where she died)

Your maternal grandfather’s name?

Yako Solomon Eliya – Kyoso

Where and when was he born?

Place unknown, 1841

Where else did he live?

Sofia

Where and when did he die?

Place unknown, 18th April 1899

What sort of education did he have?

No information

What sort of work did he do?

Merchant

How religious was he?

Highly religious, observed the kashrut and all high religious holidays. (No further information)

What was his mother tongue?

Bulgarian, Ladino

Army service: which army and what years?

No information

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / occupation / biographical data and origins of spouse / Biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
No information

Where was he during the Holocaust?

Died before


Your maternal grandmother’s name?

Regina Yako Kyoso (nee ?)

Where and when was she born?

Place unknown, 1844

Where else did she live?

Sofia

Where and when did she die?

Place unknown, 10th April 1936

What sort of education did she have?

No information

What sort of work did she do?

Housewife

How religious was she?

Highly religious, observed the kashrut and all high religious holidays.(No further information)

What was her mother tongue?

Bulgarian, Ladino

Tell me about his brothers and sisters.

Name / place and date of birth/death / occupation / biographical data and origins of spouse / biographical data of children / describe how religious they were
No information

Where was she during the Holocaust?

Died before

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