Western Desert campaign

Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII

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2022
Giado concentration camp
Shlomo Abramovich, the diary's editor, won the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize for Encouraging and Empowering Research about Jewish Communities in Arab Countries and Iran.
2021
Giado concentration camp
Dadush's diary book was approved for inclusion in Israeli high school curricula.
2020
Giado concentration camp
On Yom HaShoah, the camp diary of Giado survivor Yosef Dadush was published posthumously, revealing the story of his infant daughter Ada who died of typhus in the camp.

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