Testimony of Victor Vittorio Genah Kanaf, born in Tunis, Tunisia, 1918, regarding his experiences in Libya, the British Army and aliya to Eretz Israel, 1943

Testimony of Victor Vittorio Genah Kanaf, born in Tunis, Tunisia, 1918, regarding his experiences in Libya, the British Army and aliya to Eretz Israel, 1943 His family background; return of the family to Libya, 1925; attends an Italian school; learns in a Talmud Torah; anti-Jewish decrees, 1937. Shelling of Benghazi by the Allied forces, 1939-1940; hardships regarding food supply; arrival of the British Army to Benghazi; war against the Italians by Muslims; witness' capture by the British and his detention in a camp in Tobruk; his release, several months later; transfer to Egypt; refusal by the British to issue aliya certificates to the witness and his friends; witness enlists in the British Army; military training in Tzrifin camp, Eretz Israel; service in Iraq; return to Alexandria, 1941; witness' rescue during the sinking of a military ship in Malta; service in Cairo as an Italian translator; German occupation of Libya, 1941-1942; release from the British Army, 1943; illegal aliya to Eretz Israel, 1943; participation in Lehi activities.