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Testimony of Chaim Chelfu Arbib, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Giado

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Testimony of Chaim Chelfu Arbib, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1932, regarding his experiences as a child in Giado From a religious family; learns in a Talmud Torah; witness's father is a craftsman. Deportation to Giado by the Italian Army; camp life; liberation by the British Army. Return to Benghazi; life in Benghazi including attacks on Jews by the local people; escape to Tripoli with help from the Jewish Agency, 1947; aliya to Israel, 1949.
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6234472
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Chaim
Chelfu
Khaim
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Arbib
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01/06/1932
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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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18/12/06
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18/12/06
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ארביב חיים חלפו
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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