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Irgun-published newspaper titled Herut ("Freedom"). One front-page article responds to a letter written by Chaim Weitzmann to the Zionist Organization. The Irgun argues against Weitzmann's relationship with the British as too accommodationist. Another front-page article argues that Irgun's violence against the British and Arabs is justified as war rather than "terror," comparing its violence to other independence movements such as Giuseppe Garibaldi in Italy and Michael Collins in Ireland.
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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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- Publisher
- [Israel] : Ḥerut, Detsember 1946.
- Language
- Hebrew
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Item Summary
Irgun-published newspaper titled Herut ("Freedom"). One front-page article responds to a letter written by Chaim Weitzmann to the Zionist Organization. The Irgun argues against Weitzmann's relationship with the British as too accommodationist. Another front-page article argues that Irgun's violence against the British and Arabs is justified as war rather than "terror," comparing its violence to other independence movements such as Giuseppe Garibaldi in Italy and Michael Collins in Ireland.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- חרות : גליון ס"ה
- Transliterated Title
- Ḥerut : gilayon 65, Kisleṿ 707 = Detsember 1946.
- Call Number
- oversize DS119.2 .C64f box 2 item 59
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcc534g376f
- Publisher
- [Israel] : Ḥerut, Detsember 1946.
- Language
- Hebrew
- Date Created
- 1946
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- [1] leaf [folded] ; 35 cm
- Gilayon 65 (Kisleṿ 707 = Detsember 1946)
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Princeton collection of publications of Jewish underground organizations from pre-state Israel, 59.0.
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/be0666b3-b7a9-4b57-ae0a-4db5e4392bd9/manifest