Coordinates: 31°46′59″N 35°12′58″E / 31.783°N 35.216°E / 31.783; 35.216
| Safed pogrom |
Sign directing to the section in Safed's cemetery where the Jews killed in 1929 are buried |
| Location |
Safed |
| Date |
29 August 1929 |
| Deaths |
18 |
| Injured |
80 |
The 1929 Safed pogrom took place on 29 August during the 1929 Palestine riots. Eighteen Jews were killed (some sources say twenty) and eighty wounded.[1] The main Jewish street was looted and burned.[2][3] The members of the Commission of Inquiry visited the town on 1 November 1929.[4]
[edit] History
The first Jews arrived in Safed around 1000 B.C.E, and since then Safed has had a Jewish population.[5] The Crusaders arrived in Safed in the 11th century, and stayed until the 13th century. During the Crusader era, an Arab community began to grow in Safed and the Arab Quarter was established.[6] Both the Arab and Jewish communities in Safed grew, and they lived together relatively peacefully, despite some periods of unrest. Arab unrest grew, as many Arabs began to be aggravated by the immigration of Jews to Palestine. Following the 1929 Jewish demonstration in Jerusalem, tensions rose. The Mufti of Jerusalem, told his followers that Jews were preparing to take over the Al Aqsa Mosque. This, among the other rising tensions across Palestine, caused the 1929 Palestine riots, which the 1929 Safed pogrom was a part of.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kaplan, Neil (1983) Early Arab-Zionist Negotiation Attempts, 1913-1931. London: Routledge, ISBN 0-7146-3214-7, p. 82.
- ^ 'Arab Attack At Safed', The Times, Saturday, August 31, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45296; col D.
- ^ 'The Safed Disorders', The Times, Monday, September 2, 1929; pg. 12; Issue 45297; col D.
- ^ 'Palestine Inquiry Commissioners To Visit Safed', The Times, Saturday, November 2, 1929; pg. 11; Issue 45350; col E.
- ^ http://rslissak.com/content/safeds-jewish-population-first-temple-modern-times-drrslissak.
- ^ http://www.zissil.com/topics/Safed-History.
- ^ http://www.zissil.com/topics/Tarpat-1929-Arab-Riots-in-Safed.
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