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ZvaiZvai LeumiLeumi ("Ezel") ArchivesArchives,, in ththee usualusual sense,sense, dodo notnot existexist forfor Ezel. TheThe distinctlydistinctly clandestineclandestine charactecharacterr ooff thethe organizatioorganizationn anandd ththee continuacontinuall harassmenharassmentt ttoo whicwhichh iitt wawass subjectesubjectedd IDCIDC offersoffers aa microfichemicrofiche editionedition ofof thethe obligeobligedd EzeEzell ttoo destrodestroyy evereveryy writtewrittenn scrascrapp ooff papepaperr sincsincee ththee contentcontentss coulcouldd havhavee originaoriginall documentdocumentss and publicationspublications divulgedivulgedd informatioinformationn abouaboutt ititss plansplans,, membermemberss anandd activitiesactivities.. FroFromm ththee earlearlyy perioperiodd relatingrelating toto thethe IrgunIrgun ZvaI Zvai 'LeUmi Leumi (Ezel),(Ezel), onlonlyy oneone officialofficial filfilee remains,remains, dateddated July-November,July-November, 1944.1944. ItIt includes:includes: 1313 protocolsprotocols thethe JewishJewish undergroundunderground organizationorganization inin ooff Ezel headquarteheadquarterr meetings,meetings, 2 protocolprotocolss ooff headquarteheadquarterr meetingmeetingss witwithh stafstafff MandatoryMandatory Palestine,Palestine, thatthat existedexisted untiluntil officersofficers,, protocoprotocoll ooff ththee meetinmeetingg betweebetweenn regionaregionall commandercommanderss anandd headquarteheadquarterr ththee establishmenestablishmentt ofof thethe StateState ofof Israel.Israel. officersofficers,, protocoprotocoll ofof thethe meetingmeeting betweenbetween Ezel, JewishJewish AgencyAgency andand HaganaHagana ThThee originaoriginall collectiocollectionn isis housedhoused inin thethe representativesrepresentatives,, andand aa copycopy ofof MenahemMenahem Begin'sBegin's letterletter toto YizhaqYizhaq YezernitzkiYezernitzki JabotinskyJabotinsky Institute,Institute ,Tel-Aviv. Tel-Aviv. TheThe (Shamir),(Shamir), ononee ooff Lehi'Lehi'ss leaders,leaders, dateddated Sept.Sept. 3,3, 1944.1944. TherTheree areare alsoalso somsomee filefiless publisherpublisherss areare gratefulgrateful toto Mr.Mr. PessahPessah dealindealingg withwith thethe lastlast Ezel operationsoperations inin Jaffa,Jaffa, JerusalemJerusalem andand otherother places.places. GanGanyy forfor hihiss cooperationcooperation andand toto thethe InstitutInstitutee diructor,director, Mr.Mr. YehudaYehuda BenarBenarii HoweverHowever,, thertheree iiss a relativelyrelatively largelarge collectioncollection ofof documentsdocuments concerningconcerning Ezel's whowho grantegrantedd usus permissiopermissionn toto makemake thisthis historyhistory andand activitiesactivities housedhoused atat thethe HistoricalHistorical ArchivesArchives ofof thethe JabotinskyJabotinsky Institute,Institute, historihistoricc documentatiodocumentationn availableavailable toto thethe Tel-AvivTel-Aviv.. ThiThiss collectiocollectionn originateoriginatedd witwithh documentdocumentss thathatt werweree eitheeitherr receivereceivedd oorr scholarlscholarlyy public.public. acquiredacquired fromfrom peoplepeople whowho keptkept oror foundfound them.them. ItIt includesincludes surveys,surveys ,memoranda, memoranda, guides, pamphlets and notices, publicity, periodicals and ideological brochures, InIn additionaddition toto thethe periodicalsperiodicals publishedpublished guides, pamphlets and notices, publicity, periodicals and ideological brochures, byby thethe RevisionistRevisionist ZionistZionist movementmovement informatioinformationn andand prespresss cuttingcuttingss oonn operationsoperations,, anandd statementstatementss ooff witnessewitnessess obtaineobtainedd afterafter ththee establishmenestablishmentt ooff ththee StateState.. AltogetherAltogether,, ththee collectiocollectionn containcontainss 333344 filefiless ooff anandd ititss militarmilitaryy arm,arm, Ezel, ththee publisherpublisherss havehave alsoalso includedincluded thethe periodicalsperiodicals ooff whichwhich 121121 werewere chosechosenn foforr microcopyinmicrocopyingg becausbecausee ooff theitheirr researcresearchh valuevalue.. ThougThoughh otherother undergroundunderground organizations,organizations, i.ei.e.. mostmost ooff thethe materialmaterial isis inin Hebrew,Hebrew, therethere isis a sprinklingsprinkling ofof otherother languageslanguages - HaganaHagana andand Lehi,Lehj, inin orderorder toto completecomplete predominantlpredominantlyy EnglishEnglish.. ThThee filefiless chosechosenn foforr copyincopyingg havhavee beebeen.givenn given a seriaseriall thethe historicalhistorical picture.picture. numbernumber whicwhichh appearappearss aatt ththee heaheadd ooff eaceachh microfichmicrofichee anandd iitt iiss undeunderr thithiss seriaserial•l numbernumber thatthat thethe originaloriginal filesfiles cancan bebe foundfound inin thethe Index.Index. IItt musmustt bbee realizerealizedd thathatt Ezel waswas alsalsoo thethe offspringoffspring ofof a vastvast political,political, organizationalorganizational andand educationaeducationall systemsystem whichwhich includeincludedd institutioninstitutionss anandd structurestructuress witwithh branchebranchess iinn Erez-Israel andand thethe Diaspora.Diaspora. TheThe historianhistorian certainlycertainly willwill bebe interestedinterested inin thethe archivesarchives ofof thesethese organizations,organizations, e.g.e.g .Union Union of o fRevisionist Revisionis tZionists Zionists (Ha-Zohar),New New ZionisZionistt Organization,Organization, YouthYouth MovemenMovementt (Betar),(Betar), UnionUnion ofof ZoharZohar andand BetarBetar EmployeesEmployees,, NationaNationall WorkerWorkerss OrganizationOrganization,, "Bri"Britt ha-Biryonim"ha-Biryonim",, etc.etc.;; anandd alsalsoo thosthosee ofof ththee organizationorganizationss establisheestablishedd iinn ththee USAUSA,, includinincludingg ththee CommitteCommitteee foforr a JewisJewishh ArmyArmy,, CommitteCommitteee ttoo savesave EuropeanEuropean Jewry,Jewry, CommitteeCommittee forfor NationalNational Liberation,Liberation, andand thethe AmericaAmericann LeagueLeague forfor aa FreeFree Palestine.Palestine.

Pessah Gany, Gany, Jabotinsky Jabotinsk yInstitute, Institute ,Thi Te lAviv Aviv CategorieCategoriess ooff documentdocumentss iinn ththee Ezel ArchiveArchivess

1.1. GeneralGeneral 2.2. InternaInternall informationinformation,, commands,commands, instructioninstructionss 3.3. ActionActionss andand operationsoperations duringduring 19371937 - 19431943 4.4. ActionActionss andand operationsoperations fromfrom dayday ofof declarationdeclaration ofof thethe revoltrevolt toto thethe timetime ofof establishmenestablishmentt ofof thethe HebrewHebrew RebellionRebellion MovementMovement (Februar(Februaryy 19441944 -- OctobeOctoberr 1945)1945) 5.5. ActionActionss andand operationsoperations duringduring thethe HebrewHebrew RebellionRebellion MovementMovement (Tenuat(Tenuat HamerHamerii Haivrit)Haivrit) periodperiod (November(November 19451945 -- AugusAugustt 1946)Î946) 66.. ActionActionss andand operationsoperations fromfrom 1St1st SeptemberSeptember 19461946 toto 29th29th NovemberNovember 19471947 7.7. ActionActionss andand operationsoperations afterafter 29th29th NovemberNovember 19471947 88.. ConquesConquestt ooff JaffaJaffa 9;9. Ezel - JerusaleJerusalemm districtdistrict,, 19481948 10.10. ConquestConquest of of Deir-YasinDeir-Yasin villagevillage 1111.. OperationsOperations andand actionsactions -- classifiedclassified chronologicachronologicall lists,lists, reviews,reviews, evidenceevidence etc.etc. 12.12. PamphletsPamphlets && publications publications inin HebrewHebrew 13.13. PostersPosters,, announcementannouncementss andand radioradio broadcastsbroadcasts printedprinted inin HebrewHebrew 14.14. PeriodicalPeriodicalss iinn HebrewHebrew 15.15. PamphletsPamphlets andand publicationspublications inin EnglishEnglish 16.16. MilitarMilitaryy trainingtraining 17.17. RelationRelationss betweebetweenn thethe HaganaHagana andand thethe Ezel 18.18. CasCasee ooff ththee AltalenAltalenaa shipship

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