HASHOMRIM LEGENDARY JEWISH GUARD Compilation Writing Palestine Eretz-Israel 1939

HASHOMRIM - LEGENDARY JEWISH GUARD Compilation WritingEretz-Israel, 1939The Ottoman government, in response to complaints, permitted the Jewish agricultural community to establish a security force, called “HaShomrim” (The Guardians), to guard and protect the settlements against such depredations. As might be expected, the local thieves (terrorists?) objected to such hinderances, and fighting broke out.In 1920 it was decided to organize the Haganah, a much broader-based group, to cope with new defense challenges and needs of the growing Jewish community in Palestine. Many members of Hashomer joined the Jewish Legion, while others joined the mounted police, and played a prominent part in the defense of Tel Hai and Jerusalem during the Arab riots in 1920 and 1921. In June 1920 HaShomer ceased to exist as a separate body. Its members, however, maintained contact and made an important contribution to the yishuv's defense.Size: 34 x 21 cm21 pagesVery few copies!Here is a cover (soft):Afirst page - in a memory of Ze'ev Friedman and Zalman Rozenboim have been killed by Arabs,with an original photos: