Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948, to July 18th, 1948 |
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Page 185
... Ramat Rahel two great pillars of smoke rose to the sky : the Egyptians smashing at our back door . Hamseen still on , and people's bodies are beginning to smell . The other night we thought back to when we had our last real baths : Ruth ...
... Ramat Rahel two great pillars of smoke rose to the sky : the Egyptians smashing at our back door . Hamseen still on , and people's bodies are beginning to smell . The other night we thought back to when we had our last real baths : Ruth ...
Page 195
... Ramat Rahel fell yesterday evening . I watched it burning , livid flames against the darkening sky ; barns , cattle , poultry , workshops , homes - how much labour and sweat went into that inhospitable hillock ! Artillery from Bethlehem ...
... Ramat Rahel fell yesterday evening . I watched it burning , livid flames against the darkening sky ; barns , cattle , poultry , workshops , homes - how much labour and sweat went into that inhospitable hillock ! Artillery from Bethlehem ...
Page 196
... Ramat Rahel , " I heard him reply . " It's ours again . " The news spread through the street . Shutters opened and heads craned out . Children , shouting the news , ran after the donkey . On the wireless to - night we heard a message ...
... Ramat Rahel , " I heard him reply . " It's ours again . " The news spread through the street . Shutters opened and heads craned out . Children , shouting the news , ran after the donkey . On the wireless to - night we heard a message ...
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Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948 to ... Harry Levin No preview available - 1997 |
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Abdullah afternoon Arab Legion Arab villages armoured cars arms Army asked Ataroth attack Bab-el-Wad battle Ben Yehuda Street British building Castel cease-fire convoy crash dark dead Deir Egyptian Etzel Etzion evacuated eyes feeling fighting fire food convoy Galilee girl Government guns Haganah Haifa hamseen hands heard heavy Hebrew hills Holy Iraqis Israel Jaffa Jaffa Road Jerusalem Jewish Agency Jews Judy Katamon killed last night Latrun Legion looked lorries machine-guns Mateh Michael minutes Mishmar months morning mortars moved officer Old City Palestine Palmach plane police Quarter quiet Ramat Rahel ration Rehavia road Ruth says seems settlements Sheikh Jarrah shells shelter shooting shot siege snipers soldiers started stopped street suddenly Syrians talk tanks Tel-Aviv tell thought to-day to-night told Transjordan Truce Commission wadi walked walls week wireless women wounded Yemin Moshe yesterday