Overview
- Date
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1915 January 03
- Locale
- Tunisia
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ruth Berner Assal
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Ruth Berner Assal
Keywords & Subjects
- Photo Designation
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LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Tunisia
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Francois (Fraji) Assal, the husband of the donor, was the son of Sultana and David Victor Haim Assal. He was born in Ariana, Tunisia to a large, impoverished family. His father worked as a shoe salesman. During the German occupation of Tunisia, Fraji's father was conscripted for forced labor. After the war, Fraji and his brothers all immigrated to Israel and came to a Beitar moshav, Mevo Beitar. His sisters immigrated to France. Fraji graduated from the university and became an engineer. In 1961 he immigrated to the United States.
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- 2012-07-26 00:00:00
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