Montgomery Bernard

Jewish soldiers from Palestine serving in the British Army

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 3, file 20, documents 66-70.
Unsigned article from 1944, probably for the newspaper "Readers Digest" for publication to the newspaper "Paris" but the article was censured. The document describes and details the participation of the Jewish soldiers from Palestine serving in the British Army and their battles in Lybia and Egypt. 8500 Jewish soldiers participated in the war in North Africa and the Captain Pierre Koening honored them especially. 

Testemony by Eli Zana

Born in Sfax Tunisia in 1913Tells about his family, school and relation to the neighbors during the German occupation was stationed as a worker in Sfax.

After being released by the British army he joined the Army of Free France and took part in D-Day
After the war came back to Tunisia and in 1949 moved to Israel
Yad Vashem 0.3/8976
caset no: 033C/4281
The interview is in French,
 

Video Testimony by Jackov (Jacko) Hadad

Pre-war:
- relation to Arab neighbors
- studying at the local school

 
War:
- deportation to Moknine and help received by local Jewish community
- relation to Arabs during the war
- General war experience
Post war:
- going back to their home in Souss
- British occupation
- Going back to school
- aliyah to Israel, absorption difficulties and rebuilding of life  
Yad Vashem- VT-10569