Testimony of Josef Giuseppe Gabai, born in Livorno, Italy, 1935, regarding his experiences in Livorno, Vinci, in hiding and in Florence

Testimony of Josef Giuseppe Gabai, born in Livorno, Italy, 1935, regarding his experiences in Livorno, Vinci, in hiding and in Florence Emigration of his parents from Turkey; lack of earning a livelihood. Allied air-raids on Livorno, 1942; escape; they take shelter in the cemetery; escape to villages in a convoy of refugees; life as the only Jewish family in Vinci; detention by the fascist police force; detention in the Villa la Silva prison along with Italian partisans; release of the inmates by [other] partisans; in hiding while hidden by villagers; wanderings while using a Christian identity; retreat of the Germans. Move to Florence; receives help from the Jewish Brigade and the Jewish community; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945.