A. Lake Kinneret, Working Youth trip, Passover 1931
B. Zaki al-Beticha bay (north Kinneret), 1933
C. Trip to Dotan Valley
D. Dir al-Kalaa fortress near village of Dir Balut (a town east of Midgal Tzedek), 1931
E. Mar-Saba
F. Hebron, Shavuot 1932
G. In 1934, Haim sent a telegram to Tiberias. At head of form: 'Telegraph office of Palestine'
Haim Berger (1900-1983) was born in the town of Sambor (Lviv, Ukraine). He joined the Shomer Hatzair Movement and immigrated to Israel with the group in 1921. He later worked in construction and agriculture, and in 1928 began studying general history and history of the Land of Israel at the Hebrew University.
He then began working as a tour guide across the country and its surroundings, and engaged in research of the history of the land. He published articles in newspapers and released a book.
Last week we launched a series of articles featuring a selection of Berger's photographs which were taken during his hikes, with his original captions. As some of the places' names have changed over time, we would appreciate our readers' help in revealing these places' current names.
The ad reads: On Friday, the first day of the mid-holidays of Passover, April 26, 1929, on the morning train from Haifa to the Hartov station. That day they will remove the altars in the area… and spend the night in Hartov. The next day they will go to Ella Valley through Shoka and Azaka and will stay at the Dibon tunnels. On Sunday they will tour Dibon and Marasha and the city of tunnels Beit Guvrin. On Monday they will tour "the tunnels in the mountains," Beit Guvrin and its antiquities, the Roman pillars in Wadi al-Arab, and will stay overnight in Beit Guvrin. On Tuesday they will return to Nahal Sorek and return to Haifa on the same day by train. Those interested in this tour should register at the culture committee on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday between 5 pm and 8 pm, and pay a total of 570 pounds for the travel and arrangement expenses or 100 pounds for arrangement expenses only. Note: Each hiker should take along: A Bible, food for five days, a blanket, a jar for water and a flashlight.
11. Dibon (the village of Dir a-Daban, which was located near Beit Guvrin until the War of Independence).
14. Nahal Besor, 1939. The Turkish-German front was deployed along the stream (Wadi al-Sharia), and at the time we found barbed wires in many places, as well as 100-millimeter shell cartridges.
15. Gaza cemetery, 1928
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