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Contributing Organization
TSOS
Home Country
Syria
Description
Amina is from Aleppo, where she was a math teacher. She is married with four boys. Her family fled to Turkey from Syria after losing their home in the war. Amina and her youngest son then sailed on an inflatable boat to Greece. Using cars, buses, and trains, they traveled from Greece to Macedonia, then on through Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria before finally arriving in Germany. They stayed for two months in Camp Hamburg before being transferred for a short time to Lemberg. Lemberg was followed by another camp for three and a half months and then to Eisenberg before moving into a house.
2018 Update:
Amina was reunited with her husband and older sons in Nov. 2018. TSOS was at the airport to video that reunion and did an extensive interview with her and her family several days later.
Document Type
Interview
Interview Date
7-2016
Interview Location
Germany
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