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| + | *1974 - Mr [[Samuel Wolfson]], like his brothers, Sir [[Isaac Wolfson|Isaac]] and the late [[Charles Wolfson]], a generous benefactor of a host of Jewish and non Jewish good causes, bas died at the age of 79. At his request, his body was flown to Israel for burial... In the First World War he was wounded in France. He subsequently volunteered to fight in the [[Jewish Legion]] where he saw service as a sergeant under [[Colonel Patterson]] and [[Genera Allenby]] He is survived by his wife, a son (Rabbi [[Aviezer Wolfson]]) and two daughters.<ref>JC, 11 October 1974</ref> | ||
*1917 - [[Harry Furst]] 'returned to London in 1917 with the late [[Vladimir Jabotinsky]] to advocate the creation of Jewish units to serve with [[Field-Marshal Allenby]]'s army in the campaign against the Turks. When these were formed he joined the 1st Jewish Battalion (38th Royal Fusiliers) and was appointed to the recruiting office in Jerusalem. A powerful platform speaker, Mr. Furst was sincere and outspoken and was a highly respected figure in the Zionist and Labour movements in Great Britain and the Yishuv'.<ref name="JC">Jewish Chronicle, 11 January 1957. p. 27.</ref> | *1917 - [[Harry Furst]] 'returned to London in 1917 with the late [[Vladimir Jabotinsky]] to advocate the creation of Jewish units to serve with [[Field-Marshal Allenby]]'s army in the campaign against the Turks. When these were formed he joined the 1st Jewish Battalion (38th Royal Fusiliers) and was appointed to the recruiting office in Jerusalem. A powerful platform speaker, Mr. Furst was sincere and outspoken and was a highly respected figure in the Zionist and Labour movements in Great Britain and the Yishuv'.<ref name="JC">Jewish Chronicle, 11 January 1957. p. 27.</ref> | ||
*1914-18 - The [[Beit Hagdudim]] ([[Jewish Legion]] Museum) in Israel holds short biographies and pictures of Scottish participants in the Jewish Battalion including [[Charles Black]], [[Alexander Berger]], [[N. Walport]], [[Isadore Most]], and [[Ephraim Myer Naftalin]]. Jabotinsky mentions [[Harry First]] as an ardent Zionist and promoter of the Battalion, and both Jabotinsky and Colonel Patterson praise [[Lieutenant Lipsey]] for his work recruiting among Palestinian Jews. See Jabotinsky, The Story of the Jewish Legion, pp. 64, 75-76, 114; SJAC, OHP3 Misha Louvish; Patterson, With the Judeans, p. 60.<ref>https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/files/7484049/Kirk_Hansen_Thesis_Final_Form.pdf</ref> | *1914-18 - The [[Beit Hagdudim]] ([[Jewish Legion]] Museum) in Israel holds short biographies and pictures of Scottish participants in the Jewish Battalion including [[Charles Black]], [[Alexander Berger]], [[N. Walport]], [[Isadore Most]], and [[Ephraim Myer Naftalin]]. Jabotinsky mentions [[Harry First]] as an ardent Zionist and promoter of the Battalion, and both Jabotinsky and Colonel Patterson praise [[Lieutenant Lipsey]] for his work recruiting among Palestinian Jews. See Jabotinsky, The Story of the Jewish Legion, pp. 64, 75-76, 114; SJAC, OHP3 Misha Louvish; Patterson, With the Judeans, p. 60.<ref>https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/files/7484049/Kirk_Hansen_Thesis_Final_Form.pdf</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 10 November 2025
Timeline
- 1974 - Mr Samuel Wolfson, like his brothers, Sir Isaac and the late Charles Wolfson, a generous benefactor of a host of Jewish and non Jewish good causes, bas died at the age of 79. At his request, his body was flown to Israel for burial... In the First World War he was wounded in France. He subsequently volunteered to fight in the Jewish Legion where he saw service as a sergeant under Colonel Patterson and Genera Allenby He is survived by his wife, a son (Rabbi Aviezer Wolfson) and two daughters.[1]
- 1917 - Harry Furst 'returned to London in 1917 with the late Vladimir Jabotinsky to advocate the creation of Jewish units to serve with Field-Marshal Allenby's army in the campaign against the Turks. When these were formed he joined the 1st Jewish Battalion (38th Royal Fusiliers) and was appointed to the recruiting office in Jerusalem. A powerful platform speaker, Mr. Furst was sincere and outspoken and was a highly respected figure in the Zionist and Labour movements in Great Britain and the Yishuv'.[2]
- 1914-18 - The Beit Hagdudim (Jewish Legion Museum) in Israel holds short biographies and pictures of Scottish participants in the Jewish Battalion including Charles Black, Alexander Berger, N. Walport, Isadore Most, and Ephraim Myer Naftalin. Jabotinsky mentions Harry First as an ardent Zionist and promoter of the Battalion, and both Jabotinsky and Colonel Patterson praise Lieutenant Lipsey for his work recruiting among Palestinian Jews. See Jabotinsky, The Story of the Jewish Legion, pp. 64, 75-76, 114; SJAC, OHP3 Misha Louvish; Patterson, With the Judeans, p. 60.[3]
Resources
- Vladimir Jabotinsky, The Story of the Jewish Legion Translated by Samuel Katz, with a Foreword by Col. John Henry Patterson, New York: Bernard Ackerman.
Notes
- ↑ JC, 11 October 1974
- ↑ Jewish Chronicle, 11 January 1957. p. 27.
- ↑ https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/files/7484049/Kirk_Hansen_Thesis_Final_Form.pdf