Museum of Jewish underground soldiers

Spent a few hours this morning, at the museum (In fact, a heritage site) for the Jewish underground soldiers who fought against the British mandate which governed the state to be for 30 years (1918-1948).
They where also the beginning and foundation for the IDF- Israel Defens Forces to come.

Many of them were caught in action. Anything from posting bulletins on the streets (Facebook wasn't here yet...) to actual use of weapons was punishable: even death sentences were rendered!

at this jail house, the origin of which is a 19th century Russian women pilgrim dormitory, many of these young men and women spent their best years.

Two of them took their own life, hours before being hung: death by their own hands was better to them then allowing was they perceived as an illegal act by an interim governor of the land.

Among us today was also the 95 year old (then a young man of 24!) soldier, who prepared the explosive device that Moshe Barazani and Meir Feinstein used on the morning of April 21, 1947, both only 20 years old!

This heritage site holds many more stories, that are waiting to be told!