Simon Plosker

Israel Bonan was a Jewish student, born and living in Egypt during the 1967 events…

I was 18 years old and had never really considered my Jewishness. I lived in

Memories of the build-up to the Six-Day War are indelibly imprinted in my mind and

EGYPT – Exodus II For at least four generations, Farouk Shabtai’s family lived and prospered

When the Six-Day War started, my parents Frank and Clare, did not know which way to

May 1967: I was a junior buyer at Marks and Spencer, and Michael House in

Frank’s memories… I have several memories, as much of the War, as being newly married

EGYPT – Marc Khedr’s story “I lived like a king,” Khedr says. His r’s roll.

I was then a London cab driver, and I remember picking a typical city gent

One of my lasting memories was people commenting “You did well” – just as though

I was only 7 years old at the time, but it is etched strongly in

EGYPT – Andre Aciman’s story “About a year before we were expelled, we lost everything.

I remember as a child at cheder at Harley Grove Synagogue in Bow East London

I am from Lithuania where Jews have always kept their Jewish identity, even absolutely secular

I remember being a schoolgirl at the time and our head teacher in Liverpool telling

EGYPT – Beny Melameth’s story On the morning of June 5, 1967 two plain clothes

On Monday 5th June 1967 I was a young ship-broker working in the City of London,