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A small flyer announcing a boycott of English language instruction in Jewish schools, dated November 1947. It calls upon students to refuse to attend English classes, and if forced into the classroom, to firmly but politely refuse to participate in the lesson. It encourages students to increase their diligence in the study of other subjects to demonstrate that the English boycott is not just an excuse to avoid schoolwork.
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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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- Language
- Hebrew
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Item Summary
A small flyer announcing a boycott of English language instruction in Jewish schools, dated November 1947. It calls upon students to refuse to attend English classes, and if forced into the classroom, to firmly but politely refuse to participate in the lesson. It encourages students to increase their diligence in the study of other subjects to demonstrate that the English boycott is not just an excuse to avoid schoolwork.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- פעולה לחרות בית הספר העברי
- Transliterated Title
- Peʻulah le-ḥerut bet ha-sefer ha-ʻIvri.
- Call Number
- oversize DS119.2 .C64f box 1 item 40
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcs7526t23s
- Language
- Hebrew
- Date Created
- 1947
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- 1 leaf [two sided] ; 17.5 x 13 cm
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Princeton collection of publications of Jewish underground organizations from pre-state Israel, 40.0.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
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/4b14cf50-8d32-4122-97ff-eee48505d0e1/manifest