Comments on: LIFE in Israel in 1948 – Part 3

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:11:06 +0000

These are wonderful photos. Thank you.
What caught my attention and impressed me most is that I could not make up who is who most of the time…. Arabs, Jews, and Christians all merged into one suffering, fighting, and migrating people. I also did not notice any hatred and violence in the faces, neither on those fighting nor on those suffering.

I hope that these photos will make us think and ponder over the futility of war and fighting over territory. They certainly show that everybody lost something….and there was suffering everywhere… with no conquerors

Tina
Tel-Aviv 2009

By: Mark Shamash

Mark Shamash — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:53:20 +0000

Ben, Thank you very much. I was born in Tel Aviv 8 years after most of these photos were taken, but still they awake a lot of emotions. I hope these photos will be seen by many generation to come (Jews, Arabs and British) Again, thank you.

By: Ben Atlas

Ben Atlas — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:54:25 +0000

Hans, I also didn’t see Moshe Shertok in the photo, but the caption in the archive said Moshe Shertok. Either this is a mistake or Mosheh Shertok is the man with his back to the camera to the left of a woman. And thank you for your heroism on behalf of our people.

By: Hans Cherney

Hans Cherney — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:37:53 +0000

The picture with the title: Mosheh Shertok giving a press confernce, doesn’t show Moshe Shertock at all. Just look at the picture of Golda Meir with Moshe Shertock a few shots before and you see that the press conference did,t have Moshe in the picture. I knw Mosheh very well from the Hagana in Israel and when I met him in Italy while serving in the British Army.
I object to the pictures showing so many very religious Jews who did not serve in the Hagana or the Israeli Army. In fact the ultra religious Neturei Karta served as spies for the Arabs.
I know, I was there!

By: Dave Longeuay

Dave Longeuay — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:15:32 +0000

Wow, very gripping photos! What a great collection.
Ben,
I read some of your blogging and felt we have a common ground.

I am writing a novel about the rebirth of Israel titled “1948″ and would like to ask if you mind if I use some of these photos for my blog. I am using the blog to not only attract attention to some startling facts about Israel’s reestablishment, but also attract the attention of an agent or publisher, hoping to see my novel published.
Thanks for posting these inspiring photos.
Dave Longeuay

By: AA

AA — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:07:53 +0000

Thank you for some interesting pictures. I really enjoyed looking at them. Would be interesting to know if any one recognises themselves from the pictures and to hear their stories.
A. from Israel

By: Ann B-Bard

Ann B-Bard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:26:31 +0000

Wonderful photos- thanks for all your hard work. I am reading Ben-Gurion’s “Israel- A Personal History”, and the whole first part is about the 1948 War – these photos (esp. the ones of Jerusalem and those showing the British led Arab Legion – all the “officers” are British -) add a lot to what I am reading. Considering how much better armed and trained the Arab Legion was (these photos don’t show the other invading Arab armies- Egyptian in the south -also British trained and armed -and Iraqis to the North), it’s amazing that the Jews held out. Not all Arabs were opposed to the Jewish State – read Hillel Cohen’s book. And thanks, again.

By: judy rudbart

judy rudbart — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:33:33 +0000

i was born in israel in 1944. both mom and dad were hagganah members. dad fought

in lebenon. great pictures. amazing and great rememberance. thank you. yehudit

By: Ben Atlas

Ben Atlas — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:17:53 +0000

there is always plenty of salt available.

By: Arthur K. Steinberg

Arthur K. Steinberg — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:44:00 +0000

the material is wonderful. As one who didn't have the sense to go immigrate when I became an adult, rubs salt in the wound. But it is well deserved.