Jerusalem Embattled: A Diary of the City Under Siege, March 25th, 1948, to July 18th, 1948 |
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Page 85
... last night the whimpering of a frightened child next - door sent my thoughts again to Gail . Often , these days , I think of her , growing up in peaceful South Africa . I wish so deeply that her childhood , at least , may be carefree ...
... last night the whimpering of a frightened child next - door sent my thoughts again to Gail . Often , these days , I think of her , growing up in peaceful South Africa . I wish so deeply that her childhood , at least , may be carefree ...
Page 184
... last night . Shells that come screaming over in the night have a terrifying quality of their own . O. told me this afternoon of a unit he saw at Yemin Moshe last night preparing for another attempt to breach the city wall . All ...
... last night . Shells that come screaming over in the night have a terrifying quality of their own . O. told me this afternoon of a unit he saw at Yemin Moshe last night preparing for another attempt to breach the city wall . All ...
Page 205
... night . Then the Arab mobs loot , smash and burn the newly- captured buildings . Another desperate and abortive attempt last night to breach the wall . Late at night Mishmar Haam guards made the rounds of flats and shelters in Rehavia ...
... night . Then the Arab mobs loot , smash and burn the newly- captured buildings . Another desperate and abortive attempt last night to breach the wall . Late at night Mishmar Haam guards made the rounds of flats and shelters in Rehavia ...
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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