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בית גולדשמיד
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Goldsmith House

 
 
Goldsmith House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Doran Howitt, November 22, 2022
1. Goldsmith House Marker
Inscription.  
במקום זה עמד בזמנו בית גולדשמיד, אשר שכן ב"אזור הבטחון" ושימש מועדון לקצינים הבריטים בירושלים. ביום ט’ באדר תש"ז (1.3.1947) הסתערה יחידת לוחמים של האצ"ל חיסלה את התנגדות המשמרות ופוצצה את הבניי.

Here stood Goldsmith House, which housed a British officers club at the time of the British Mandate. On March 1, 1947, a unit of the I.Z.L. stormed the club and blew up the building.
 
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1947.
 
Location. 31° 46.65′ N, 35° 12.978′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is on Ha-Rav Avida Street near King George V St., on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ha-Rav Avida St 1, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in West Asia, in the Middle East, in The Levant, on the Red Sea, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, a British Mandate, and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Attack on Ben Yehuda Street (approx. half a kilometer away); Sansour Building (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Feingold House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Tel Aviv - Ron Hotel (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Israel Dov Frumkin (approx. 0.6 kilometers
Goldsmith House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Doran Howitt, November 22, 2022
2. Goldsmith House Marker
away); "Alba" Pharmacy founded 1924 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Generali Building (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Explosion at the Police and C.I.D. HQ (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.
 
Regarding בית גולדשמיד / Goldsmith House. I.Z.L. = Irgun Zvai Leumi (National Military Organization)
 
Additional keywords. War of Independence, Israeli
 
Goldsmith House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Doran Howitt, November 22, 2022
3. Goldsmith House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2022, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2022, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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