In March 1943, the Hebrew school in Benghazi was opened in the old Talmud Torah building, with seventy students distributed in four classes. The two local teachers were joined by volunteers from Palestine, and the number of these volunteers increased as the pace of the children returning from the Jado concentration camp increased. The class program included Hebrew lessons, arithmetic, English, geography, homeland and poetry. Within a short time, a similar atmosphere as in a palestine-jewish school prevailed. The Hebrew language became familiar to the students. In the children's mouth, homeland songs were heard. Hebrew was the language of the pupils' performances, as well as the language of flags, and of the plaques and inscriptions that adorned the classes. Hebrew was also the spoken language of prayers on sabbath's eve and on holidays of jewish festivals. With the help of the Palestinian soldiers, the community rehabilitated the school building and prepared it for its original purpose. The school renewed with both traditional courses and religious one's, and has been called since the "Hebrew school - Talmud Torah in Benghazi." Courtesy of Mr. Pedahzur Benatia, Director of the "Or Shalom" Center for the Preservation and Transmission of the Heritage of Libyan Jewry
