1. LIFE in Israel in 1948

2. Jerusalem after its surrender. May 28, 1948. John Phillips

3. Jewish families leaving the old city through Zion's Gate. June 1948
Jewish families leaving the old city through Zion's Gate. June John Phillips

4. Egyptian plane shot down on Tel Aviv beach. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

5. Sandbagging in Tel Aviv. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

6. Arab refugees on a dock. Haifa, Israel, May 1948, John Phillips

7. Sephardic Rabbi discussing terms of surrender of the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem with Arab Legion Soldiers. June John Phillips

8. Jewish boy eating matzos, Jerusalem, June 1948, John Phillips

9. Jewish soldiers being guarded by Arab soldiers after their surrender in Jerusalem. June John Phillips

10. Captured Jewish soldier sitting between two members of the Arab Legion
Captured Jewish soldier sitting between two members of the Arab Legion. Jerusalem, Israel. June John Phillips

11. Arab soldier standing guard in the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem
Arab soldier standing guard in the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem. June John Phillips

12. Arab Legionnaires fight from walls of Jerusalem, May 1948
Arab Legionnaires fight from walls of Jerusalem, May John Phillips

13. Elderly Jews going to Zion's Gate evacuation the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem. June John Phillips

14. The Story of JERUSALEM
I was blurry about this part of history. There was a definite fight for the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem. It appears that only secular Jews were defending the populations. Jews lost the fight, although the captured Jewish soldiers didn’t really look like an army. And as the result the civilian population of the Jewish quarter was expelled and the place was burned down.

15. Two Israeli soldiers. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

16. Illegal Jewish immigrants aboard captured refugee ship surrounded by British troops who halted the craft shortly before the official creation of the state of Israel. Haifa Dmitri Kessel

17. Refugees on captured ship. Dmitri Kessel

18. Jewish Refugees from illegal ship. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

19. Arab refugees crowding a British ship carrying them to Acre. May 1948
Arab refugees crowding a British ship carrying them to Acre. May John Phillips

20. Haganah Soldiers. May 1948. Frank Schersche

21. View of Haifa from Mt. Carmel in June 1948. Frank Scherschel

22. Jewish families waiting outside their homes to be evacuated by Arab troops. Jerusalem, Israel. June John Phillips

23. Jewish people attempting to leave portion of city surrendered to Arab forces. Jerusalem, Israel. June John Phillips

24. International Red Cross employees helping Jewish refugees
International Red Cross employees helping Jewish refugees. Jerusalem, Israel. June John Phillips

25. Elderly Jewish man sitting in street after surrender of city
Elderly Jewish man sitting in street after surrender of city. Jerusalem, Israel. June John Phillips

26. Arabs evacuating the village of Zenin. May 1948. John Phillips

27. Tel Aviv. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

28. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

29. A British soldier sitting guard on a rooftop. (Is this HaHurvah. )
A British soldier sitting guard on a rooftop. (Is this HaHurvah?) Dmitri Kessel

30. Arab soldier with rifle riding on a motorcycle. March 1948
Arab soldier with rifle riding on a motorcycle. March John Phillips

31. Israeli soldier aiming his weapon. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

32. King Abdullah (fore CL) and his party standing in front of the Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem, Israel. John Phillips

33. Kibbutz break, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

34. Haganah Soldiers. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

35. Boy and girl Haganah members. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

36. Jewish troops blindfolding Polish adventurers doing sabotage for Arabs
Jewish troops blindfolding Polish adventurers doing sabotage for Arabs. May John Phillips

37. Haganah guard sitting in the Arab sector of Haifa. April 1948
Haganah guard sitting in the Arab sector of Haifa. April John Phillips

38. Mayor of Jewish quarter "Muhtar" Weingarten being escorted to Arab Legion headquarters by Arab soldiers. Jerusalem. June John Phillips

39. Haganah soldier. June 1948. Frank Scherschel

40. Barricade in front of entrance to building. May 1948. Frank Scherschel

41. Arab soldiers with rifles being transported in military vehicles
Arab soldiers with rifles being transported in military vehicles. March John Phillips

42. View of Jewish outpost near Egyptian border, showing trenches, gun emplacements and barded wire Dmitri Kessel

43. Haganah topography class. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948. Dmitri Kessel

44. Registering for duty in Tel Aviv. 1948. Dmitri Kessel