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Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1886 - 1973

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

MACHAL [Mitnadvei Hutz LaAretz] and Aliyah Bet Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-501
Abstract

The MACHAL, the acronym for “mitnadvei hutz laAretz” ("Volunteers from Abroad"), consisted of about 3500 men and women from over 40 countries from a variety of social and religious backgrounds who volunteered to fight for the establishment of Israel. This collection is unique in that it deals specifically with the experience of MACHAL and Aliyah Bet volunteers from Canada and the United States and others living in the United States. The collections consists of files on 500 volunteers, over 2000 original and reproduction photographs, numerous audio-visual material, books, manuscripts, and memoirs.

Dates: undated, 1930-2010
Found in: American Jewish Historical Society / MACHAL [Mitnadvei Hutz LaAretz] and Aliyah Bet Records

Photographs in the Hadassah Archives

 Collection
Identifier: RG 18
Abstract

The materials in this record group document the entirety of Hadassah’s history and work in Israel and the United States in photographs—prints, slides, glass lantern plates, and digital images.

Dates: 1902-2015; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000
Found in: American Jewish Historical Society / Photographs in the Hadassah Archives

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