Name of speaker:
David (Didi) Bechor Tayer
Gender of speaker:
Male
Occupation of speaker:
Butcher, butcher shop owner
Age of speaker at time of recording:
67
Year of immigration:
1967
Speaker's country of origin:
Speaker's community of origin:
Language:
Judeo-Arabic
Documentation:
ʿAliza Brosh (ʾArviv) and Meʾir Brosh
Year of recording:
2019
Translation:
We hid inside the house with the help of our Christian neighbours who lived in our building.
We saw fire outside our window, a sight we have never experienced before.
We hid for 28 days.
The Christians kept away every Muslim who asked about hiding Jews.
They brought us milk and bread during that time.
The King realised he cannot protect the Jews and so he issued us an exit clearance instead of a traveling document.
We haven’t been to Libya since.
We found out that there was no room on the flight to Rome, so we chose to fly to Sicily instead of lagging in Libya. After spending a night in Catania, we arrived in Rome to meet my aunt. We arrived in Israel shortly afterwards.