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LIFE in Israel in 1948

LIFE in Israel in 1948. Jerusalem after its surrender. May 28, 1948. John Phillips. Jewish families leaving the old city through Zion's Gate. June 1948. John Phillips. Egyptian plane shot down on Tel Aviv beach. May 1948. Frank Scherschel. Sandbagging in Tel Aviv. June 1948. Frank Scherschel.

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LIFE in Israel in 1948

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  1. LIFE in Israel in 1948

  2. Jerusalem after its surrender. May 28, 1948. John Phillips

  3. Jewish families leaving the old city through Zion's Gate. June 1948. John Phillips

  4. Egyptian plane shot down on Tel Aviv beach. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

  5. Sandbagging in Tel Aviv. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

  6. Arab refugees on a dock. Haifa, Israel, May 1948, John Phillips

  7. Sephardic Rabbi discussing terms of surrender of the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem with Arab Legion Soldiers. June 1948. John Phillips

  8. Jewish boy eating matzos, Jerusalem, June 1948, John Phillips

  9. Jewish soldiers being guarded by Arab soldiers after their surrender in Jerusalem. June 1948. John Phillips

  10. Captured Jewish soldier sitting between two members of the Arab Legion. Jerusalem, Israel. June 1948. John Phillips

  11. Arab soldier standing guard in the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem. June 1948. John Phillips

  12. Arab Legionnaires fight from walls of Jerusalem, May 1948. John Phillips

  13. Elderly Jews going to Zion's Gate evacuation the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem. June 1948. John Phillips

  14. The Story of JERUSALEM I was blurry about this part of history. There was a definite fight for the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem. It appears that only secular Jews were defending the populations. Jews lost the fight, although the captured Jewish soldiers didn’t really look like an army. And as the result the civilian population of the Jewish quarter was expelled and the place was burned down.

  15. Two Israeli soldiers. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

  16. Illegal Jewish immigrants aboard captured refugee ship surrounded by British troops who halted the craft shortly before the official creation of the state of Israel. Haifa 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  17. Refugees on captured ship. Dmitri Kessel

  18. Jewish Refugees from illegal ship. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  19. Arab refugees crowding a British ship carrying them to Acre. May 1948. John Phillips

  20. Haganah Soldiers. May 1948. Frank Schersche

  21. View of Haifa from Mt. Carmel in June 1948. Frank Scherschel

  22. Jewish families waiting outside their homes to be evacuated by Arab troops. Jerusalem, Israel. June 1948. John Phillips

  23. Jewish people attempting to leave portion of city surrendered to Arab forces. Jerusalem, Israel. June 1948. John Phillips

  24. International Red Cross employees helping Jewish refugees. Jerusalem, Israel. June 1948. John Phillips

  25. Elderly Jewish man sitting in street after surrender of city. Jerusalem, Israel. June 1948. John Phillips

  26. Arabs evacuating the village of Zenin. May 1948. John Phillips

  27. Tel Aviv. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

  28. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  29. A British soldier sitting guard on a rooftop. (Is this HaHurvah?). 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  30. Arab soldier with rifle riding on a motorcycle. March 1948. John Phillips

  31. Israeli soldier aiming his weapon. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

  32. King Abdullah (fore CL) and his party standing in front of the Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel. John Phillips

  33. Kibbutz break, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  34. Haganah Soldiers. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

  35. Boy and girl Haganah members. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  36. Jewish troops blindfolding Polish adventurers doing sabotage for Arabs. May 1948. John Phillips

  37. Haganah guard sitting in the Arab sector of Haifa. April 1948. John Phillips

  38. Mayor of Jewish quarter "Muhtar" Weingarten being escorted to Arab Legion headquarters by Arab soldiers. Jerusalem. June 1948. John Phillips

  39. Haganah soldier. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

  40. Barricade in front of entrance to building. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

  41. Arab soldiers with rifles being transported in military vehicles. March 1948. John Phillips

  42. View of Jewish outpost near Egyptian border, showing trenches, gun emplacements and barded wire. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  43. Haganah topography class. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

  44. Registering for duty in Tel Aviv. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

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