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Diary of a Muchtar in Jerusalem

The History of the Beit Yisrael Neighborhood and its Surroundings in the Writings of Rabbi Moshe Yekutiel Alpert (1938-1952)

Edited by: Dotan Goren, Pinhas Alpert
This book follows the original diary of Rabbi Moshe Alpert, Muchtar of the Beit Yisrael neighborhood, in the British Mandate period. It starts during the 1936-1939 Arab riots and ends in the first years of the State of Israel. Along with the diary, many occurrences at the national, local and personal levels as felt by Alpert, his family and the Jewish inhabitants of north Jerusalem are described.

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Danacode: 110-20195 ISBN: 978-965-226-421-3 Language: Hebrew Pages: 420 Weight: 1000 gr Dimensions: 17x24 cm Publication Date: 11/2013 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press

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