Tisha B’av in Israel-5708/1948
The August 20, 1948 edition of Davar included the following pictures of how Tisha B’av was observed in a religious army unit. A short article described how the flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast in memory of the members of the unit who were killed in the battle of Gush Etzion, the Negev, and the battle around Ben Shemen. After this short ceremony the minḥa service was recited. The article emphasized how women were an important part of the unit.
Here is the article along with a few pictures from it.
See this article (Hebrew) for a description about attempts to pray at the Kotel that year on Tisha B’av.
August 8th, 2011 at 7:58 am
Can you post the article please?
Thank you,
Tzvi
August 9th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Thank you.
Tzvi