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Testimony of Amos Hamos Besi Doan Davan, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1931, regarding his experiences in Benghazi and Giado

Testimony of Amos Hamos Besi Doan Davan, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1931, regarding his experiences in Benghazi and Giado Life before the war; work of his father in agriculture. Outbreak of the war; Italian occupation, 1940; relations with the Muslim population; concentration in a synagogue; deportation to Giado; camp life; liberation by the British Army, 1942. Return home; learns in a Talmud Torah; relations with the Muslim population; aliya to Israel from Tripoli, 1949.
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5747543
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Amos
Besi
Hamos
Khamus
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Davan
Doan
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1931
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Benghazi, Libya
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Testimony
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Hebrew
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O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
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09/07/06
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09/07/06
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דואן דאוואן עמוס חמוס בסי
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YES
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ISRAEL
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O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
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Video
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Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection