From the memoirs of the fighting Pearl family – part 4
Shmuel and Daniel Pearl were twin brothers, the sons of one of Safed's veteran families. In the 1930s they helped establish the Beitar youth movement and loved to photograph and document the country's landscapes. Fourth story in series
Three weeks ago we launched a four-part series of articles featuring the photos of the late Daniel and Shmuel Pearl.
Shmuel and Daniel were twin brothers, the sons of one of Safed's veteran families. In the 1930s, with the 1929 events in the city still fresh in their minds, they helped establish the Beitar youth movement.
They were united by their love for the Land of Israel and the feeling that what took place in 1929 must never repeat itself.
The Pearl brothers loved to take pictures, and today, when they are no longer with us, many photos have remained telling the history of the era and perpetuating the country's landscapes at the time.
The photos were given to us by their children: Atzmona Waxman Shabtai, Daniel's daughter, and Naftali Pearl, Shmuel's son.
This week we bring you a variety of photos from the city of Safed and places across the country toured by members of the Beitar youth movement in the 1930s and 1940s.
1. British army's armored vehicles in Safed
2. Shoshana Bronfeld with Leah and Henya Rot
3. The British military parade in Safed. On the right, the Anglo-Palestine Bank, followed by the trees of the Herzliya Hotel. Straight ahead is the hotel's northern wing, with soldiers on its rooftop. The picture was taken from the Zion Hotel
5. The Safed police
7. Peki'in
10. The turbine house in the electricity plant in Naharayim
11. A look at the Yarmukh River and the neighborhood of the Tel Or factory workers. The factory workers were taken captive by the Jordanian legion during the War of Independence
12. The first houses in Kiryat Haroshet (near Tivon)
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