Neighborhood seniors
Interviews, photographs and documents about the senior residents of the Musrara neighborhood, who arrived in Musrara in the 1950s and settled down in the neighborhood. Testimonies of a generation close to extinction
Sara and Avraham Ben Harush
Summary of an interview with Haim Shoshan
Haim Shoshan was born in 1924 in Mogador, Morocco. He arrived in Israel by himself in 1949 on board of the ship “Negba” and was enlisted in the army. After his army service he settled in Musrara and raised a family. He stills lives in Hulda Hanevia st.
Summary of an interview with Sara Ben Harush
Sara Ben Harush (formerly Atias) was born in Ksar es Souk in Morocco in 1921. She arrived in Israel with her family in 1955. The family was sent to Ofakim but independently moved to Musrara.
Her son, Professor Meir Bar Asher, also participated in the interview.
Summary of an interview with Esther and Machluf Banita
Esther and Machluf Banita:
Esther was born in 1931 in Casablanca and arrived in Israel by herself in 1947. Machluf was born in Algiers in 1934 and arrived in Israel after a stay in France. The two met in Israel, raised a family, and still live in Hulda Hanevia st in Musrara.
