Thread by @LevantMemery

(1/22) #Nakba75
Spent the day thinking about relatively recent displacement of people in 🇮🇱/🇵🇸, and am currently filled w/much sadness

My hope is that to increase awareness & encourage a shared narrative around this

Hence a 🧵on 20th century Jewish displacement in 🇬🇧 Palestine

2/ Peki'in

This Jewish community had a continuous presence in the village since the times of the Second Temple! It was mostly populated by Musta'arabi Jews, which fled due to heightened anti-Jewish violence in the village in 1936. The majority never returned

Photo (C. 1930)

3/ Gaza

It's unclear how long there's been a continuous Jewish presence; at least since the 1400s. Gaza City still has a Jewish Quarter to commemorate the lost community. The community was expelled in 1929 during the anti-Jewish riots, and were forbidden to return by the British

4/ Hebron

Unclear how long Jews have had a continuous presence in Hebron; at least since the 1100s. Many fled after the 1929 Hebron Massacre, though some returned, just to be subjected to anti-Jewish riots and expelled in 1936; forbidden to return by the British here as well

5/ Jerusalem
Again inception unclear, continuous Jewish presence since at least the 1100s. Many Sephardic Jews settled in the city after the expulsion from Spain and others too, just to be expelled once again by Jordanians in 1948 who infamously boasted "not a single Jew remains"

6/ Akko

Continuous Jewish presence since at least the 1700s. A relatively small community numbering in the hundreds, most of which were expelled in the 1929 anti-Jewish riots. In the 1945 British census only 50 Jews remained, it's unknown if the refugees returned after 1948

7/ Motza

Re-founded in 1854, the village was home to one of Israel's oldest wineries (Teperberg) and one of the few places Herzl visited (he even planted a cedar tree there). After being attacked in the 1929 anti-Jewish riots, the surviving residents fled, some of which returned

8/ Har-Tuv

Established in 1883 by Jews fleeing European pogroms, it was mostly inhabited by Sephardic Jews of Bulgarian ancestry, which at the time was also part of the Ottoman Empire. The village was destroyed during the anti-Jewish riots in 1929. It was re-built a year later.

9/ Be'er Tuvia

Founded in 1896 by Ukrainian Jews fleeing pogroms in Europe, the residents were mostly engaged in an agricultural lifestyle. The village was destroyed in 1929 after residents fled during the anti-Jewish riots, and was founded anew a year later by different groups.

10/ Hulda

Founded in 1909, a Kibbutz that was used as a vocational school to many incoming Jewish migrants fleeing persecution. It was completely destroyed during the anti-Jewish riots in 1929, but was re-established by different groups in 1931. It was attacked in 1936 as well.

11/ Kfar Uria

Established in 1912, the village housed primarily Jews from Poland fleeing persecution and was used to train them and others in local agricultural practices. The village was destroyed during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots and was not revived until 1944 by Jewish Kurds

12/ Ein Zeitim

The village was founded in 1891 not far away from the century old Jewish community in Safed by Jews from Belarus. The residents fled during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots and the village was razed. It was never renewed and eventually the land became a military base.

13/ Yesud HaMa'ala

Established in 1883 by Jews fleeing pogroms in Ukraine and Poland, the village faced many issues with both Syrian and Bedouin neighbors (& Malaria too). The residents fled during the 1929 anti-Jewish rioters when the village was plundered, & returned in 1930.

14/ Kfar Darom

The community was founded in 1930 after Jews were expelled from Gaza, with the hopes of residing again in the strip (though the British banned it to appease the Arabs). The community was abandoned after a 3 month siege by the Egyptian army during the 1948 war.

15/ Mishmar HaEmek

The Kibbutz was founded in 1926 by Polish Jews fleeing persecution in Europe. It is one of the few Kibbutzim who still practice collectivism and socialism. The residents fled in 1929 during the anti-Jewish riots, but returned shortly after (to a razed Kibbutz)

16/ Ramat Rachel

Another Kibbutz established in 1926, this one with the desire of being close to Jerusalem. This one was mostly inhabited by Jews fleeing persecution in Lithuania and Russia. It was destroyed during the anti-Jewish riots in 1929, and established anew in 1930

17/ Migdal Eder

A short-lived village founded in 1927 by Jews from Me'a She'arim along with a group of Yemeni Jews. It was built along the road from Jerusalem to Hebron and was home to a vibrant religious community. It was totally destroyed during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots.

18/ Tel Or

Founded in 1928 as a residential neighborhood for Jewish workers in the Naharayim Hydroelectric Power Station, it was the only Jewish village in modern day Jordan. The area was ethnically cleansed of Jews during the 1948 war and has not been resettled by them since.

19/ Beit She'an

There's been on and off Jewish presence in the city for centuries. During the time of the mandate there were a few hundred Jews living there, and they even had a Hebrew school for children. The majority of the community fled during the 1936-1939 anti-Jewish riots

20/ Nablus

Not much is known about this community, other than them wanting to settle near Joseph's Tomb. We have records of there being a small Jewish population in the 1922 mandatory census in Nablus, as well as records of them fleeing during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots

21/ Jenin

Not much is known about this community, other than some of them being Police officers. We have records of there being a small Jewish population in the 1922 mandatory census in Jenin, as well as records of them fleeing for safety during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots

22/ Tulkarm

Not much is known about this community. We have records of there being a small Jewish population in the 1922 mandatory census in Tulkarm, as well as records of them fleeing for safety during the 1929 anti-Jewish riots. The community no longer exists today.

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