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Testimony of Aharon Msika, born in Bizerte, 1928, regarding his experiences en route to Eretz Israel
Testimony
Testimony of Aharon Msika, born in Bizerte, 1928, regarding his experiences en route to Eretz Israel
Escape with his family to the "Montefiore” farm near Bizerte, where about 50 people live during the war; farm life; British occupation of Bizerte, May 1943.
Joins Beitar; aliya as a stowaway on the ship, "Champollion", which is packed with Jewish refugees, 18 April 1946; arrival in Alexandria; sets sail for Haifa, 28 April 1946; discovery of the witness and return to Bizerte; move to Tunis, 24 December 1948; move to Marseilles; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Eilat", with help from the Jewish Agency, 11 February 1949.
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item Id
3564048
First Name
Aharon
Last Name
Msika
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Bizerte, Tunisia
Type of material
Testimony
File Number
9595
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
05/05/1996
Date of Creation - latest
05/05/1996
Name of Submitter
מסיקה אהרון
Original
YES
No. of pages/frames
32
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection