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Testimony of Esther Horowitz Maimon, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1928, regarding her experiences during the war and the Giado camp

Testimony
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Testimony of Esther Horowitz Maimon, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1928, regarding her experiences during the war and the Giado camp Family background; studies at a Jewish Italian school; life in the city before the war. The outbreak of war; entry of German soldiers into the city; escape to Barce; looting the house in Benghazi; the bombings; deportation to the Giado camp; living conditions in the camp; stay about a year; liberation; transfer to Barce; the bombings; escape from the bombings to villages in the area; arriving at Kuwayfiyah. Liberation by the British; back to Benghazi; life after the war; aliya to Israel.
item Id
3747960
First Name
Esther
Last Name
Horovitz
Maiden Name
Maimon
Date of Birth
1928
Place of Birth
Benghazi, Libya
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
11/05/1995
Date of Creation - latest
11/05/1995
Name of Submitter
הורוביץ מימון אסתר
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Location of Originals
Yad Vashem Archives
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection