Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948, to July 18th, 1948 |
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Page 78
... Ruth's intensity . For the first time in months that prison - trapped feeling has slackened from us . And not for ages has one's heart been filled with such peace , with serenity and real laughter . After lunch Ruth and I climbed to the ...
... Ruth's intensity . For the first time in months that prison - trapped feeling has slackened from us . And not for ages has one's heart been filled with such peace , with serenity and real laughter . After lunch Ruth and I climbed to the ...
Page 197
... Ruth ironed . And all up and down the street wireless sets blared out to heaven . The current was miserably weak , and lasted only an hour , but a crammed , blessed hour . No one knows when it will come on again . No bread to - day ...
... Ruth ironed . And all up and down the street wireless sets blared out to heaven . The current was miserably weak , and lasted only an hour , but a crammed , blessed hour . No one knows when it will come on again . No bread to - day ...
Page 271
... Ruth ( and Ruth dis- creetly responding ) , held a jar of water , waiting to fill our glasses . One of our party asked Abu Yussuf what made him fight with the Jews . " When I make friends I cherish them , ” he replied . “ Is it not ...
... Ruth ( and Ruth dis- creetly responding ) , held a jar of water , waiting to fill our glasses . One of our party asked Abu Yussuf what made him fight with the Jews . " When I make friends I cherish them , ” he replied . “ Is it not ...
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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