Hashomer
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Hashomer ( , 'The Watchman') was a Jewish defense organization in Palestine founded in April 19091. It was an outgrowth of the Bar-Giora group and was disbanded after the founding of the Haganah in 1920. Hashomer was responsible for guarding Jewish settlements in the Yishuv, freeing Jewish communities from dependence upon foreign consulates and Arab watchmen for their security. It was headed by a committee of three: Israel Shochat, Israel Giladi and Mendel Portugali.
Hashomer ( , 'The Watchman') was a Jewish defense organization in Palestine founded in April 1909. It was an outgrowth of the Bar-Giora group and was disbanded after the founding of the Haganah in 1920. Hashomer was responsible for guarding Jewish settlements in the Yishuv, freeing Jewish communities from dependence upon foreign consulates and Arab watchmen for their security. It was headed by a committee of three: Israel Shochat, Israel Giladi and Mendel Portugali.
Gallery
File:תל אביב -ישראל גלעדי-JNF010028.jpeg|Israel Giladi Image:Members of Hashomer.jpg|Hashomer members File:מרחביה - חברי השומר-JNF023708.jpeg|Hashomer members from Merhavia 1915 File:Hashomer Ribbon.jpg|The IDF's Hashomer ribbon File:Tel hai inscription.jpg|Hashomer memorial at Tel Hai File:Mania Shochat stamp.jpg|Manya Shochat on a stamp issued on Hashomer's 60th anniversary, 1970
See also
Jewish Supernumerary Police Jewish Settlement Police
References
External links
Alexander and Zipporah Zaid Collection - Hashomer on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa
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