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David Raziel, the Irgun's fourth commander - a Collection of photographs and paper items

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20 photographs and paper items related to Irgun commander David Raziel.

* Three photographs of the boy Raziel in Kaunas, in two of them Raziel was at the age of 11 with his sisters a few months before they immigrated to Israel in 1922.

* Raziel's Physics Exercises Notebook - in the Reali 'Taachmany' section A. On the first page are questions and answers in physics, the rest of the pages deal with fiction, apparently also in Raziel's handwriting. On the back of the notebook, Raziel wrote: "טובה פת חרבה ושלוה בה מבית מלא זבחי ריב' and other verses.

* 6 letters of condolence sent to the family after news of his downfall in Iraq came.

* A prospect published by the Irgun on the occasion of the dayRaziel's bones being brought to Israel, an article by Menachem Begin about David Raziel's revolutionary activities, his history, and his "last mission" to Iraq.

* 7 photos from the special ceremony when the name of David Raziel Street was named after Raziel. In four of them Menachem Begin appeared among the many participants .

* Order of honor for a meeting held in the hall of the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv in memory of Raziel - "Major General Ben Anat" on behalf of Brit HaChashmonaim in Eretz Israel - Tel Aviv District.

David Raziel , [1910-1941] "Major General Ben Anat," one of the founders of the Irgun and its fourth commander and Betar Commissioner in Palestine. Immigrated to Israel with his family when he was three, but because of her Russian citizenship, the family was deported for eight years until returned to Israel. Raziel completed his high school studies at Tachkemoni, where his father taught, and continued his studies at Yeshivat Merkaz Harav in Jerusalem. In addition, he studied at the Hebrew University and was a member of the El Al student union. Raziel changed his negative attitude towards the British following the new common enemy at the outbreak of World War II - the Nazis. In 1941 Raziel was sent by the British to Iraq to suppress an anti-British revolt there. He headed out of a commando unit of four. Raziel was killed in an attempt to capture the city of Falluja by bombing a German airplane.

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48. David Raziel, the Irgun's fourth commander - a Collection of photographs and paper items