סמל המועצה לשימור אתרי מורשת בישראל
סמל העיר ירושלים
סמל משרד התרבות והספורט
סמל ארגון נפגעי פעולות איבה

הפיגוע ברחוב בן יהודה
ביום י"ב אדר א’ התש"ח, 22 בפברואר 1948 היה פיגוע תופת ברחוב בן יהודה. הפיגוע תוכנן על ידי עבד אל-קאדר אל-חוסייני והתבצע על ידי שישה חיילים שערקו מהצבא הבריטי ועשו שימוש ברכבים ונשק של הצבא הבריטי.
כתוצאה מהפיצוץ נהרגו 58 אנשים ונפצעו 38. ארבעה בניינים ברחוב בן יהודה נהרסו כתוצאה מן הפיצוץ.

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
Symbol of the Victims of Hostilities Organization

THE ATTACK ON BEN YEHUDA STREET
On the 12 of Adar 1 5708, February 22nd 1948 there was an explosive attack on Ben Yehuda Street. The attack was planned by Abed Al-Kader El Husseini and was carried out by six soldiers that defected from the British army using British army vehicles and weapons. As the result of the explosion 58 people were killed and 38 were wounded. Four buildings on Ben Yehuda Street were destroyed as a result of the explosion.

[תמונה שצולמה בזמן הפיגוע]
[Photo taken at the time of the attack]

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 building on which the sign is located was photographed that day Click for a larger image

The photo on the sign, which shows the street immediately after the attack, is shown here in an enlarged version Click for a larger image

The number of people injured in the attack is higher than indicated on the sign, 123 injured.

On the same building is another memorial sign for a suicide attack that occurred on the same street, 49 years later (1997) Click for sign's details