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ארכיון 1948 אלטלנה

‘Jews won’t shoot Jews today’: The men of the Altalena remember the day Israel nearly tore itself apart

The newly located remains of the 1948 ship off Tel Aviv bring back firsthand accounts from Irgun fighters and Navy personnel, including memories of scarce weapons, lost comrades and the fear that Jews could turn their guns on one another

Nina Fox, Gilad Cohen | 08.25.26

אלטלנה המופגזת

Altalena wreck located 78 years after deadly 1948 clash

The Irgun arms ship shelled off Tel Aviv during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence has been located intact 503 meters beneath the Mediterranean, ending decades of unsuccessful searches for one of the country’s most historically significant wrecks

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.24.26

אלטלנה המופגזת

Saving the Altalena from the depths of history

Some 75 years after tragic event that would shape Israel as a young country, experts working to save the Altalena's legacy say that the state and government aren't doing enough to retrieve the ship's remains from below the waves - 'This is part of Israel’s heritage, for better or worse'

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 06.12.23

שמחה סימה זימן

'We must live to tell the story': Irgun fighter's survival story in Syrian captivity

Simcha Sima Zeiman fought the Syrians in 1948, but was captured and imprisoned in Damascus for over a year; ‘I was among the last to be freed, maybe because I had a big mouth’

Tzipora Roman | 04.25.23

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