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Episode 13: A Brief History of Israel 1937-1947

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The year is 1939, WWI has just broken out and Jews are trying to escape to British Mandated Palestine to avoid persecution. However, the British had passed the 1939 White Paper to appease the Arab population which prohibited Jewish entry into the land. What were the Jews to do? 

This episode covers the history of Israel dating from 1937-1947 in the formative years leading up to the Israeli War of Independence. By listening to this episode you will learn about:

  • Jewish pogroms occurring after WWII ended in Eastern Europe.
  • Jewish underground movements trying to facilitate illegal Jewish refugees.
  • U.N. Partition plan 181.

    • Show Notes:

    • https://www.amazon.com/History-Jews-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060915331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FQ9F8CMOFJ12&dchild=1&keywords=a+history+of+the+jews+by+paul+johnson&qid=1598728984&sprefix=a+history+of+the+jews+by+p%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1
    • https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/maps/pages/1947%20un%20partition%20plan.aspx
    • https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/history/pages/israels%20war%20of%20independence%20-%201947%20-%201949.aspx
    • https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-mufti-and-the-f-uuml-hrer
    • https://www.amazon.ca/Israel-History-Anita-Shapira/dp/1611683521
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