Žamila Andžela Kolonomos was a Sephardi Jewish partisan, writer, academic, and political activist in what is now North Macedonia.
Žamila Kolonomos
Žamila Kolonomos (center) with fighters of the Dame Gruev detachment in Macedonia during World War II.
History of the Jews in North Macedonia
The history of the Jews in North Macedonia stretches back two thousand years, beginning during Roman antiquity, when Jews first arrived in the region. Today, following the Holocaust and emigration, especially to Israel, around 200 Jews remain in North Macedonia, mostly in the capital, Skopje and a few in Štip and Bitola.
The Torah Ark of the Bet Jakov synagogue in Skopje, North Macedonia
According to Bulgarian antisemitic laws Jewish houses were labeled (the left sign) and access restrictions were introduces (the sign on the right). The picture is taken at the Holocaust Museum in Skopje, North Macedonia.
A stone commemorating Jews from North Macedonia on site of the former Treblinka exterminantion camp.
Rafael Moshe Kamhi was among the few survivors, after being saved by Bulgarian authorities. Among them were also Illés Spitz, Pepo Alaluf and others.