"Of Ships and Men: From Toledo to Leghorn and then to Tunis"
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Giacomo Nunez
Giacomo Nunez donated this manuscript to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 2010.
Scope and Content
Consists of one manuscript, 104 pages, entitled "Of Ships and Men: From Toledo to Leghorn and then to Tunis," with a copy in French, by Giacomo Nunez, originally of Tunis. In the manuscript, Mr. Nunez describes the history of the Jewish community in Italy, Spain, and Tunis throughout history, focusing specifically on the experiences of the Nunez family. He also describes his own childhood in Tunis and memories of World War II as a Jewish boy in North Africa, including his memories of bombings and forced labor.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Giacomo Nunez
People
- Nunez, Giacomo, 1927-
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Tunisia--Tunis.
- Jewish youth--Tunisia--Tunis--Biography.
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.