Collection of eight (8) manuscript letters Sir Harry Luke received during his appointment as acting High Commissioner to the Government of Palestine (July 1928 - December 1928) from his father (J.H.Luke), mother (Eugenie Luke, nee Zamarski) and close family. Especially his father discussing also political matters that effected Sir Harry Luke during his posting in Jerusalem [in one letter from November 30th, 1928 J.H.Luke lets his son know that 'I obtained two copies of the White Papers dealing with the Wailing Wall incidents - J.H.Luke asks provokingly: "Who was the Dept. Dir. Comm. ?" [during which the incident happened]. Some of the envelopes include multiple pages, plus several letters from other members of family that were posted to Luk

[Palestine Content] - [Luke, Harry].

Published by London / Jerusalem., 1928

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[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke - Archive / Collection]. Octavo. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke. The 1929 Arab riots in Palestine, also known as the 1929 Massacres, (Hebrew: Meora'ot Tarpat, lit. Events of 5689 Anno Mundi), or the Buraq Uprising (Arabic: Thawrat al-Buraq), refers to a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 when a long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into violence. The riots took the form, in the most part, of attacks by Arabs on Jews accompanied by destruction of Jewish property. During the week of riots from 23 to 29 August, 133 Jews were killed by Arabs and 339 others were injured, while 110 Arabs were killed and 232 were injured, the vast majority by the British police while trying to suppress the riots. During the riots, 17 Jewish communities were evacuated. The Shaw Commission found that the fundamental cause of the violence "without which in our opinion disturbances either would not have occurred or would not have been little more than a local riot, is the Arab feeling of animosity and hostility towards the Jews consequent upon the disappointment of their political and national aspirations and fear for their economic future." It also attributed the cause as being Arab fears of Jewish immigrants "not only as a menace to their livelihood but as a possible overlord of the future." Avraham Sela described the riots as "unprecedented in the history of the Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine, in duration, geographical scope and direct damage to life and property." (Wikipedia) Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 30205AB

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Title: Collection of eight (8) manuscript letters ...

Publisher: London / Jerusalem.

Publication Date: 1928