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חיילים / החברה באר"י, ההנהלה הראשית.
Ḥayalim : [Open letter to fighters] / ha-Ḥevrah be-Er. Y., ha-hanhalah ha-rashit.
1947
This document is an open letter to Irgun fighters, commemorating the death of several fighters: Ephraim, Shimon, and Yechiam, executed by the British in Acre; and Aharon, who fell in Jerusalem while attacking British military installations. The memo also announces the execution of two captured British soldiers, named Martin and Paice, tried and convicted of murder in an "underground court."
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Underground Publications and Ephemera Printed in Palestine at End of the Palestine Mandate
These documents capture a fascinating moment in Jewish history, a turmoil-filled “interregnum” of sorts, between the destruction of European Jewry in World War II and the establishment of Israel: the violent fight against the British, efforts to rescue Jewish refugees in Europe and smuggle them into Eretz Israel, diplomatic maneuvering over the end of the British Mandate, the proposed partition of Palestine, and anticipation of a war with the Arab world. But this collection does more than merely capture this moment. It adds nuance and layers to a dominant discourse that too often suffers from overly simplistic, ahistorical, and context-free narratives about the history of Zionism, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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- Hebrew
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Item Summary
This document is an open letter to Irgun fighters, commemorating the death of several fighters: Ephraim, Shimon, and Yechiam, executed by the British in Acre; and Aharon, who fell in Jerusalem while attacking British military installations. The memo also announces the execution of two captured British soldiers, named Martin and Paice, tried and convicted of murder in an "underground court."
Descriptive Information
- Title
- חיילים / החברה באר"י, ההנהלה הראשית.
- Transliterated Title
- Ḥayalim : [Open letter to fighters] / ha-Ḥevrah be-Er. Y., ha-hanhalah ha-rashit.
- Call Number
- oversize DS119.2 .C64f box 2 item 137
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcf1882169c
- Language
- Hebrew
- Date Created
- 1947
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- [1] leaf ; 33 x 21 cm
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Princeton collection of publications of Jewish underground organizations from pre-state Israel, 137.0.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 4
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Underground Publications and Ephemera Printed in Palestine at End of the Palestine Mandate
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/df496673-ade0-42e4-9f52-4823a03b5177/manifest