Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Haaretz" Newspaper - Announcement - Verdict of Simcha Chinkis - Tel-Aviv, 1930

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"Verdict of Chinkis", supplement to "Haaretz" of Tuesday, 11.3.1930. "Haaretz" press.
An announcement about the verdict of Simcha Chinkis: "the Appeal Court published today its decision regarding the appeal of Simcha Chinkis: the verdict was cancelled and he was sentenced to fifteen years of penal servitude. Details in the evening edition of 'Haaretz'".
Simcha Chinkis, a police officer in the Mandate police, was convicted for a revenge act in Abu Kabir during the 1929 riots. He was sentenced to death but the verdict was changed to 15 years in prison, and he was freed after six years.
47.5X31.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Stains. Small tears.
Palestine, Periodicals and Literature
Palestine, Periodicals and Literature