Lot 63
Letters Sent from the Jewish Quarter in the Old City during the Siege – Israeli War of Independence
Three letters sent from the Old City of Jerusalem during the siege on the city in the War of Independence, shortly prior to the fall of the Jewish Quarter, 1947-1948.
1. In a letter dated Adar 1947, addressed to the Religious Council, the commander of Betar Company of "Betar camp 'Hakotel'" in the Old City, informs that they plan to found a "unit of 25 Betar members in the Old City…" and asks to get supplies of Matzot and dishes for Passover, for the company.
2. In a letter dated April 1948, addressed to the Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Halevi Herzog, four of the Jewish Quarter inhabitants write: “we are at real life-endangering risks; during recent nights the British soldiers bombarded the Jewish Quarter, hit some of the synagogues…we have to add that we felt that we are all going to die…”.
3. In a letter from April 1948 Rabbi Israel Ze’ev Minzberg writes to Rabbi Herzog and tells him about the situation in the Old City.
[3] leaves, overall good condition. Folding marks, some stains and filing holes.
