My name is Mathilde Mizán, I was born in Corfu on July 27, 1921, and I was a witness to the greatest crime in human history.

In September 1943, after a long Italian occupation, the island came under the control of Nazi Germany. In June of the following year, the Germans forced the Jewish population of the island to enter open boats with an unknown destination. Among them was me with my entire family. Thus began our path of suffering...