Hanna Biton
87, born in Libya.
Immigrated from Morocco in 1949.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
At the hotel, I participate in all the activities. Today, at age 82, the day is quite boring. Usually, I attend two courses per week at Veterans of the Galilee.
I have nowhere to return yet. They will build a protected room, and then I will return home. The kibbutz was not severely damaged, except for the gardens. I have a large garden, and I invest mostly in it—cleaning and gathering fruits. I threw out the contents of the fridge and I am already waiting to go home.
אני גאה שהייתי מטפלת טובה והעריכו אותי
מאוד. אני גם זוכרת את התקופה
שגדלתי בפרס, היה לנו בית גדול וחצר
גדולה ומאוד נהנתי שם. היו קצת ביטויים
אנטישמיים אך בתור ילדה לא התייחסתי לכך.
I always hope for the best and believe it will be good. I hope the wars will end and that the grandchildren will not have to serve in the army. I wish and hope for health at any age.
I have children and grandchildren in the north, and I worry they will not return there. My eldest son was a permanent army pilot and bombed near Malkiya during the Lebanon war.
I have love for home, for people around me, and for family—it makes me happy. I am easily hurt and slow to forgive. I loved my original family very much. My mother moved in with me after being widowed, and I am happy to live here. My husband’s mother also lives here—Persian and Italian—who did not know how to communicate but became friends.
87, born in Libya.
Immigrated from Morocco in 1949.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
Age: 84
Born: Iran
Immigrated to Israel: 1951
Home: Kiryat Shmona
Evacuated to: An apartment in Migdal
Interviewer: Bracha Tor
Interview location: Oncology Day Clinic, Ziv Medical Center
69, born in Morocco.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
70, born in Israel.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
83, born in India.
Immigrated to Israel in 1966.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
90, born in Yemen.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
69, born in Israel (Tiberias).
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
70, born in Israel (Safed).
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
70, born in Casablanca, Morocco.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
69.
Immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union in 1990.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal
76, born in Tunisia.
Her home is in Shlomi. Evacuated to the Dan Mount Scopus Hotel, Jerusalem.
Interviewer: Nava Tal