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OUT OF THE MORGUE
Race and religion in 1948
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This Tribune file photo, which was originally courtesy of International Soundphoto, Was taken in Israel this week in 1948. With the British mandate in Palestine virtually ended, fighting between Jewish and Arabs continues in the Holy Land Tension of battle is sown in the half-crouched figures of Jewish fighting men s they route the last few snipers from the Arab city of Haifa. Shortly after this picture was made, the patrol shown above reported its mission accomplished and mass evacuation of Arab non-combatants from Haifa followed. Haganah forces now hold all but the doc area of Haifa, which remains in British possession. - photo by Tribune file photo
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be. Seventy years ago, the Jewish people for the first time in many hundreds of years, acquired a homeland this week.