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Address:

HaPalmach St 6, Jerusalem, Israel

Category:

Monuments and History

City:

Jerusalem

Country:

Israel

Shape:

Other

Material:

Metal

Placement:

Wall or fence

Tags:

Lehi

War of Independence (Israel)

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On the sign:

סמל המועצה לשימור אתרי מורשת בישראל
סמל העיר ירושלים
סמל משרד התרבות והספורט
סמל ארגון הלח"י

פיצוץ בתים בקטמון
בתחילת שנת 1948 מנעו לוחמי לח"י מן הכוחות הערביים בירושלים להשתלט על בתים שננטשו על ידי יושביהם האנגליים והערביים. פיצוץ הבתים מנע את האפשרות שהבתים ישמשו כעמדות לתקיפת שכונת קטמון ושכונות דרום ירושלים.

Symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
The emblem of the city of Jerusalem
Symbol of the Ministry of Culture and Sports
The symbol of the Lehi organization

At the beginning of 1948, Lehi forces blew up abandoned Arab-owned houses in the "Katamon“ neighborhood-of Jerusalem, preventing Arab forces from using them as attack and sniper posts against southern Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood.

Photography:

2022
Eli Zvuluny

Comments:

The sign shape is rectangular but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel

The surroundings of the sign were photographed that day

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