Jewish Agency bomb 11-3-1948
On March 11, 1948, a car bomb planted in the courtyard of the Jewish Agency by an Arab terrorist (which is believed to have been smuggled into the heavily-guarded compound in a stolen U.S. Consulate car. )
exploded, killed 13 and wounded nearly 100 civilians.
In this photo a small sports car being used as an ambulance to rush victims to hospital.
Original photo
International News Photo - 1948. After bombing of Jewish Agency
Photo by: Lasar Dunner -
original by radiophoto.
original by radiophoto.
The same building in an early photo
The Keren Hayesod wing of the building was completely destroyed.
Same location today.
(Who attended the first Zionist Congress and was the brother of Bezalel Yaffe, one of Tel Aviv's founders,),
was killed in the bombing.
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