The Shofars of the Revolt, by Zev Golan, published this month by the
Jabotinsky Institute in Israel, tells of the members of Brit
Habirionim, Betar and the Irgun who set out every Yom Kippur from
1930-1947 to blow the shofar at the Kotel despite the British
prohibitions. The book includes interviews with dozens of the young
men who blew the shofars, young and elderly women who smuggled
shofars and the commanders who coordinated the operations, beginning
with Rabbi Moshe Segal in 1930; it tells the stories of their
actions, arrests, escapes from jail, deportations to Africa and other
Underground operations they were involved in.
The Shofars of the Revolt (in Hebrew; 225 pages, with many
photographs) can be ordered for NIS 88 (includes VAT and shipping)
from the Jabotinsky Institute in Tel Aviv: Tel. 03-6210642, Fax. 03-5285587.
The Jabotinsky Institute will hold a ceremony to mark publication of
the book, Sunday night, March 18, at 6 PM in the Jabotinsky Museum,
King George 38, Tel Aviv (first floor). Speakers (in Hebrew) include
MK Prof. Arye Eldad, author Zev Golan, Jabotinsky Inst. director
Yossi Ahimeir, and veteran Irgunists Sika Aharoni (who was with David
Raziel in Iraq) and Ephraim Even. Entrance is free.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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