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Testimony of Gulia (Tshuva) Weber, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Benghazi, villages in the area and the Giado camp

Testimony
Testimony of Gulia (Tshuva) Weber, born in Benghazi, Libya, 1929, regarding her experiences as a child in Benghazi, villages in the area and the Giado camp Life before the war; from a religious family; her father's death; attends the Italian school. Air-raids on Benghazi by the British Army, late 1940; escape to the villages; escape back to the family home; deportation to the Giado camp, 1941; camp life; selling clothing for food; abuse of the Jews; transfer to a military hospital; life in the military hospital including receiving treatment. Return to the family home, 1944; life in Benghazi; riots against the Jews by the Arabs after the establishment of the State of Israel, 1948; aliya to Israel with her family, 13 December 1949.
item Id
6644733
First Name
Giulia
Gulia
Last Name
Veber
Weber
Maiden Name
Tshuva
Date of Birth
1929
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
07/08/07
Date of Creation - latest
07/08/07
Name of Submitter
Weber Gulia
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection