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Preparing the Way for the Jewish National Home, 1923-1929

  1. Avraham_Avinu_Synagogue-630x315Overview
    1. The Development of the Jewish National Home, Important Points from Albright, et al, Palestine- A Study of Jewish, Arab and British Policies, Vol. I, Yale University Press, 1947.
    2. Agriculture and Commerce, Important points from Albright, et al, Palestine- A Study of Jewish, Arab and British Policies, Vol. I, Yale University Press, 1947.
    3. The Story- 1914-1948, MyJewishLearning.com.
  2. Primary sources
    1. Convention between the United Kingdom and the United States of America respecting the Rights of the Governments of the Two Countries and their Respective Nationals in Palestine, Dec. 3, 1924.
    2. Letter from ‘Maraat-al-Sherk’ to Lord Plumer, Aug. 25, 1925.
    3. Letter from Henry Ford to Louis Marshall, June 20, 1937.
    4. Memo from the High Commissioner Sir John Robert Chancellor Regarding the Riots of 1929 (Hebrew), Sep. 1, 1929.
    5. Translation of the Memo from the High Commissioner Sir John Robert Chancellor Regarding the Riots of 1929, Sep. 1, 1929.
    6. Telegram from the Palestine Arab Executive to the High Commissioner Regarding His Proclamation Dated 1st Sept., 1929.
    7. The Students’ Appeal to the Sons of the Fatherland, Arab Youth Association, Sep. 11, 1929.
    8. A Brief Guide to Al Haram Al Sharif Jerusalem, 1929. Summary
    9. British Limits on Immigration
  3. Newspaper articles
    1. A Special English Edition, Falastin, Mar. 25, 1925.
    2. 120 to 150 Jews Die in Riots; Famine Menaces Jerusalem, The Baltimore News, Aug. 27. 1929.
    3. 20,000 N.Y. Jews March in Protest Parade, The Baltimore News, Aug. 27, 1929.
    4. Horrifying Evidence in Hebron Examinations, The Palestine Bulletin, Sep. 25, 1929.
    5. Herbert Samuel on Relations Between Jews and Arabs, The Palestine Bulletin, Oct. 18, 1929.
    6. League Committee Adopts Sixth Committee’s Report on Palestine; Warships in Palestine Waters, The Palestine Bulletin, Sep. 20, 1929.
    7. The Hebron Horror, The Palestine Bulletin, Sep. 22, 1929.
    8. Acting High Commissioner for Iraq; Palestine Jewry Heroically Contemptuous of Danger, The Palestine Bulletin, Sep. 23, 1929. Click here for more on The Creation and History of Iraq.
  4. Secondary sources
    1. A History of the Middle East, Peter Mansfield, pp. 183-185.
    2. The Wailing Wall, Fannie Fern Andrews, The Holy Land under the Mandate, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1931.
  5. Images
    1. Prayer at the Wailing Wall, Palestine Exploration Fund, 1923.
    2. The Wailing Wall Pavilion
    3. Jerusalem, The Temple Place West Side
    4. Wall of the Temple, Jerusalem (sketch)
    5. Avraham Avinu Synagogue, Hebron, 1925
    6. Founding of the Hebrew University, Apr. 1, 1925
    7. Well Next to the Golden Gate, Jerusalem, 1925
    8. House Destruction in the Hebron Massacre of 1929
  6. Maps
    1. Britain and the Jewish National Home- Pledges and Border Changes, 1917-1923.
    2. British Mandate, 1923
  7. Videos
    1. Ya’acov Ben Dov- Father of the Hebrew Film, Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    2. Regulations on Jewish Immigration in Palestine
    3. Arabs and Jews Living Together in Palestine
    4. Arab Opposition to the Mandate

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