Joseph D. Holocaust testimony
Abstract
Videotape testimony of Joseph D., who was born in Bangha?zi?, Libya in 1921. He recalls his father's death at age five; cordial relations with non-Jewish Italians; Zionist activities; increasing anti-Jewish legislation with the rise of fascism; expulsion from a secular school; attending a Jewish school; compulsory work on Saturdays; the arrival of Austrian Jewish refugees; outbreak of war; anti-Jewish violence by Arabs in April 1941; working as a secretary for the local Zionist organization; receiving protection from his non-Jewish employer; refusing to take false papers and live among non-Jews; deportation with his family to Giado; slave labor and starvation in the overcrowded camp; an Italian teaching them how to protect themselves from the Arabs; his infant daughter's death from typhus; and liberation by British troops. Mr. D. describes returning to Bangha?zi?; conflicts between Arabs and Jews; and emigration to Israel.
Extent and Medium
2 videocassettes
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This testimony is open with permission.
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Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.
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Process Info
compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
People
- D., Joseph, -- 1921-
Subjects
- Giado (Libya : Concentration camp)
- Postwar experiences.
- Zionist organizations.
- Children -- Death.
- Aid by non-Jews.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish.
- Forced labor.
- Men.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Video tapes.
Places
- BanghaĚziĚ (Libya)
- Libya.
Genre
- Oral histories. -- aat