The Notebook of Esther Yanay, Who Was Sent to Djerba
to Teach hebrew to Local Jewish Women
Tripoli, Libya, 1945-1946
Pen and colored pencils
Courtesy of the Barzilay-Yanay family
Yanay kept this notebook as part of her activities in the Tzofim youth movement.
The publication issued by the Djerba Jewish community states: “We are very glad today to witness the fulfilment of our aim and we have been blessed with a hebrew teacher from Tripoli […] We thank our young woman Esther who dedicated her all and left her family to give hebrew lessons to our young women and instill their hearts with the holy hebrew spirit.”
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