Auction 010
Online Auction - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
By Kedem
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Aug 29, 2017
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 24:
Collection of Documents – Yehoshua Frankel, Deputy Commander of Etzel Forces in Besieged Jerusalem, 1948
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Collection of Documents – Yehoshua Frankel, Deputy Commander of Etzel Forces in Besieged Jerusalem, 1948
Collection of documents commemorating Yehushua Frankel, deputy commander of Etzel forces in besieged Jerusalem, who fell in the line of duty on 16.05.1948.
Frankel, who was born in Jerusalem, went by the Etzel code name of Yirmiyahu. On 1948 he infiltrated the Old City to join the fighting forces. The collection includes: * Photographs of Frankel and other photographs. * A letter written by Frankel to his family when still in New Jerusalem, in which he tells about his plan to reach the Old City. * Letters sent by members of the Frankel family to each other during the Independence War. * Lodging card for Old Jerusalem refugees in the name of Batya Frankel, issued by the department of aiding refugees by the Jerusalem Committee. * Words in memory of Frankel.
About 14 documents and photographs. Size and condition vary.
