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