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Testimony of Linda Elda (Ezra) Luzon, born in Tripoli, Libya, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Tripoli and Sfax

Testimony
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Testimony of Linda Elda (Ezra) Luzon, born in Tripoli, Libya, 1936, regarding her experiences as a child in Tripoli and Sfax Life in Tripoli before the war under the Italian regime; well-to-do family; her father is a textile merchant; anti-Jewish restrictions; forced to open shops on Shabbat. German occupation; deportation to Sfax with her family, 1942; life in Sfax including search for food; relations with the local Moslem population; receives help from the Jewish community; liberation by the British Army, 1944. Return to Tripoli; life in Tripoli; displays of antisemitism; riots against the Jews by the Moslem population, 1945; joins the Youth Aliyah organization; aliya to Israel, 1949.
item Id
6658428
First Name
Elda
Ilda
Linda
Last Name
Luzon
Maiden Name
Ezra
Date of Birth
1936
Place of Birth
Tripoli, Libya
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
20/08/07
Date of Creation - latest
20/08/07
Name of Submitter
Luzon Elda
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