Jewish defense forces under the British supervision in Palestine (1939 -- 1945) | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Name: Jewish defense forces under the British supervision in Palestine (1939 -- 1945)
Historical Note: British mandated authorities supervised Jewish self-organized defense forces and in some instances integrated the indidviduals or units in to the British Royal armed forces Navy or Air Forces in the course of the Second World War.
Digital Content Created by Jewish defense forces under the British supervision in Palestine
Other Files:
RG-75.03.100, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with the sailors from British ship Nile in Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.101, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with British sailors in Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.102, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with friends in front of the Military Police (C.M.P.) Base. Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.103, Peter Marks, a fellow sailor from Glasgow, Scotland. 1944
RG-75.03.104, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with friends. Alexandria, Egypt. 1944
RG-75.03.105, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg at the kitchen duty, British ship NIle, Alexandria, Egypt. 1944
RG-75.03.106, Photograph, in Jerusalem, Schulmann, Shlomo Lehrer from Jerusalem, Hochberg the eldest of the group
RG-75.03.107, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, Kurt Heiskel, Pollak, Standing Mizrachi, Schulmann, Marmestein. Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.108, British Naval Station Identification Document issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg. Palestine, September 3, 1944
RG-75.03.109, One of the most famous WWII battlefields where Field-Marshal Montgomery stopped the Nazi Panzers of Rommel
RG-75.03.110, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with sailors and two girls. Egypt, 1944
RG-75.03.111, Photograph, at the Libyan Desert near the El Alamein Cemetery, ca. 1944
RG-75.03.112, Photograph, at the Libyan deseert, near the Tel El-Eisa Italo-German Cemetery
RG-75.03.113, Photograph, at the Libyan Desert, a ruined Nazi German bomber, ca. 1944
RG-75.03.114, Photograph, in front of a ruined tank. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.115, Photograph, on the ruined motorized gun. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.116, Photograph, near the ruined tank, Libyan Desert. 1944
RG-75.03.117, Photograph, at the military cemetery, Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.118, Photograph, an explosion of old German mine. The car entered an unmarked German minefield. 1944
RG-75.03.119, Photograph, a spare track picked up the soldiers. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.120, A Movement order certifying that Zvi Hochberg is authorized to proceed to Haifa, driving Royal Navy Truck. July, 1945
RG-75.03.121, Photograph, just a few days after the victory. Alexandria Great Synagogue. May 13, 1945
RG-75.03.122, Photograph, the chorus in the Alexandria Synagogue. 1945
RG-75.03.123, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, British sailor, Tel-Aviv. Late 1945
RG-75.03.124, An official I.D. card issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg by the Tel-Aviv bureau of the Hebrew Yishuv Committee
RG-75.03.129, Military characteristic of the Private Helena Haber, British armed forces, July 15, 1946
RG-75.03.130, Military recommendation issued to Private Helena Haber. July 15, 1946
RG-75.03.131, Discharge document issued to Private Helena Haber, British armed forces. September 20, 1946
RG-75.03.132, Memorandum issued to Helena Haber by the British armed forces. December 11, 1947
RG-75.03.25, Identification issued to Gerhard Wallbach by Passive Defence Services, Tel Aviv Municipal A.R.P. Services, 1941
RG-75.03.34, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, serviceman of the Jewish Palestine Police, 1938
RG-75.03.61, Photograph, Jewish self-defense patrol along the railroad between Kefar-Sirkin and Rosh Ha'ayin, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.62, Photograph, an Arab set explosive went off. Works to reinstate railroad. Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.64, Photographs, the Arab terrorist were aware about many Arab passengers but they mined the track. Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.65, A bedouin, British officer and a Jewish soldier near the camel, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.66, Photograph, Rosh Ha'ayin with soldier-friends, Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.67, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg on duty by the armory. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.68, Photograph, Jewish self-defense, celebration. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.69, Photograph, Jewish self-defense platoon at the railway. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.70, Photograph, Jewish self-defense at the Rosh Ha'ayin permanent camp, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.71, Photograph, a volleyball game at Hadera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.72, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.73, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, 800-meter race. Hedera, Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.74, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, a training race. Hedera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.75, Photograph, Jewish self-defense formation at Rosh Ha'ayin camp. Palestine, March 27, 1940
RG-75.03.76, Photograph, a military barrack with personal mosquito netting above each bed. Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.77, Photograph, a Jewish self-defense unit in the military barrack. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.78, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg on guard by he armoury. Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.79, Photograph, Jewish self-defense with the armored vehicle. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.80, Photograph, P.R. Cargo train carried supplies for the British troops in Palestine an explosion. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.81, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and British officials. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.82, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg after 5 years of service with Jewish-British soldiers. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.83, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, a narrative Sun of my Soul, written in the British Army in ca. 1942
RG-75.03.84, Medical leave the ship card issued to A.B. Hockberg, the ship bound for Palestine, ca. 1938
RG-75.03.85, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and his fellow volunteers after a few months of training at Qualqily, Palestine
RG-75.03.86, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with Jewish families in Sydney, Australia. 1941
RG-75.03.87, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg at the Sydney Zoo, looking at the Flower Clock. Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.88, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with Mrs. Wilkins of Queensland, Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.89, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, Jewish volunteers and J. Schwartz from Jewish Community, Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.90, British-Palestinian passport issued in Jerusalem. November 6, 1941
RG-75.03.91, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg in British Navy uniform, 1941
RG-75.03.92, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg in the British Navy, Grove Camp. Alexandria, Egypt, 1943
RG-75.03.93, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and a group of Jewish-British sailors. Alexandria, Egypt, 1943
RG-75.03.94, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and other Palestinian-British soldiers in the canteen, ca. 1943
RG-75.03.95, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and British sailors, visiting Alexandria, 1943.
RG-75.03.96, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and Meri. Palestine, July 8, 1943
RG-75.03.97, British Naval Station Identification Card issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg. February, 1943
RG-75.03.98, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with a group of British sailors, ca. 1943
RG-75.03.99, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with British sailors in Alexandria, Egypt. 1944
Other Files:
RG-75.03.100, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with the sailors from British ship Nile in Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.101, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with British sailors in Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.102, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with friends in front of the Military Police (C.M.P.) Base. Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.103, Peter Marks, a fellow sailor from Glasgow, Scotland. 1944
RG-75.03.104, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with friends. Alexandria, Egypt. 1944
RG-75.03.105, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg at the kitchen duty, British ship NIle, Alexandria, Egypt. 1944
RG-75.03.106, Photograph, in Jerusalem, Schulmann, Shlomo Lehrer from Jerusalem, Hochberg the eldest of the group
RG-75.03.107, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, Kurt Heiskel, Pollak, Standing Mizrachi, Schulmann, Marmestein. Alexandria, 1944
RG-75.03.108, British Naval Station Identification Document issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg. Palestine, September 3, 1944
RG-75.03.109, One of the most famous WWII battlefields where Field-Marshal Montgomery stopped the Nazi Panzers of Rommel
RG-75.03.110, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with sailors and two girls. Egypt, 1944
RG-75.03.111, Photograph, at the Libyan Desert near the El Alamein Cemetery, ca. 1944
RG-75.03.112, Photograph, at the Libyan deseert, near the Tel El-Eisa Italo-German Cemetery
RG-75.03.113, Photograph, at the Libyan Desert, a ruined Nazi German bomber, ca. 1944
RG-75.03.114, Photograph, in front of a ruined tank. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.115, Photograph, on the ruined motorized gun. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.116, Photograph, near the ruined tank, Libyan Desert. 1944
RG-75.03.117, Photograph, at the military cemetery, Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.118, Photograph, an explosion of old German mine. The car entered an unmarked German minefield. 1944
RG-75.03.119, Photograph, a spare track picked up the soldiers. Libyan Desert, 1944
RG-75.03.120, A Movement order certifying that Zvi Hochberg is authorized to proceed to Haifa, driving Royal Navy Truck. July, 1945
RG-75.03.121, Photograph, just a few days after the victory. Alexandria Great Synagogue. May 13, 1945
RG-75.03.122, Photograph, the chorus in the Alexandria Synagogue. 1945
RG-75.03.123, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, British sailor, Tel-Aviv. Late 1945
RG-75.03.124, An official I.D. card issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg by the Tel-Aviv bureau of the Hebrew Yishuv Committee
RG-75.03.129, Military characteristic of the Private Helena Haber, British armed forces, July 15, 1946
RG-75.03.130, Military recommendation issued to Private Helena Haber. July 15, 1946
RG-75.03.131, Discharge document issued to Private Helena Haber, British armed forces. September 20, 1946
RG-75.03.132, Memorandum issued to Helena Haber by the British armed forces. December 11, 1947
RG-75.03.25, Identification issued to Gerhard Wallbach by Passive Defence Services, Tel Aviv Municipal A.R.P. Services, 1941
RG-75.03.34, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, serviceman of the Jewish Palestine Police, 1938
RG-75.03.61, Photograph, Jewish self-defense patrol along the railroad between Kefar-Sirkin and Rosh Ha'ayin, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.62, Photograph, an Arab set explosive went off. Works to reinstate railroad. Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.64, Photographs, the Arab terrorist were aware about many Arab passengers but they mined the track. Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.65, A bedouin, British officer and a Jewish soldier near the camel, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.66, Photograph, Rosh Ha'ayin with soldier-friends, Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.67, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg on duty by the armory. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.68, Photograph, Jewish self-defense, celebration. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.69, Photograph, Jewish self-defense platoon at the railway. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.70, Photograph, Jewish self-defense at the Rosh Ha'ayin permanent camp, Palestine, 1939
RG-75.03.71, Photograph, a volleyball game at Hadera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.72, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.73, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, 800-meter race. Hedera, Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.74, Photograph, Jewish self-defense training center at Hedera, a training race. Hedera, Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.75, Photograph, Jewish self-defense formation at Rosh Ha'ayin camp. Palestine, March 27, 1940
RG-75.03.76, Photograph, a military barrack with personal mosquito netting above each bed. Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.77, Photograph, a Jewish self-defense unit in the military barrack. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.78, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg on guard by he armoury. Palestine, 1940
RG-75.03.79, Photograph, Jewish self-defense with the armored vehicle. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.80, Photograph, P.R. Cargo train carried supplies for the British troops in Palestine an explosion. Palestine, ca. 1939
RG-75.03.81, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and British officials. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.82, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg after 5 years of service with Jewish-British soldiers. Palestine, ca. 1940
RG-75.03.83, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, a narrative Sun of my Soul, written in the British Army in ca. 1942
RG-75.03.84, Medical leave the ship card issued to A.B. Hockberg, the ship bound for Palestine, ca. 1938
RG-75.03.85, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and his fellow volunteers after a few months of training at Qualqily, Palestine
RG-75.03.86, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with Jewish families in Sydney, Australia. 1941
RG-75.03.87, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg at the Sydney Zoo, looking at the Flower Clock. Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.88, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with Mrs. Wilkins of Queensland, Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.89, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg, Jewish volunteers and J. Schwartz from Jewish Community, Australia, 1941
RG-75.03.90, British-Palestinian passport issued in Jerusalem. November 6, 1941
RG-75.03.91, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg in British Navy uniform, 1941
RG-75.03.92, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg in the British Navy, Grove Camp. Alexandria, Egypt, 1943
RG-75.03.93, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and a group of Jewish-British sailors. Alexandria, Egypt, 1943
RG-75.03.94, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and other Palestinian-British soldiers in the canteen, ca. 1943
RG-75.03.95, Photographs, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and British sailors, visiting Alexandria, 1943.
RG-75.03.96, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg and Meri. Palestine, July 8, 1943
RG-75.03.97, British Naval Station Identification Card issued to Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg. February, 1943
RG-75.03.98, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with a group of British sailors, ca. 1943
RG-75.03.99, Photograph, Zvi (Hirsch) Hochberg with British sailors in Alexandria, Egypt. 1944