1929 Safed massacre

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The 1929 Safed massacre 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]

Sign directing to the section in Safed's cemetery where the Jews murdered in 1929 are buried
Sign directing to the section in Safed's cemetery where the Jews murdered in 1929 are buried

The members of the Commission of Inquiry visited the town on 1 November.[4]

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  1. ^ Kaplan, Neil (1983) Early Arab-Zionist Negotiation Attempts, 1913-1931. London: Routledge, ISBN 0-7146-3214-7, p. 82.
  2. ^ 'Arab Attack At Safed', The Times, Saturday, August 31, 1929; pg. 10; Issue 45296; col D.
  3. ^ 'The Safed Disorders', The Times, Monday, September 2, 1929; pg. 12; Issue 45297; col D.
  4. ^ 'Palestine Inquiry Commissioners To Visit Safed', The Times, Saturday, November 2, 1929; pg. 11; Issue 45350; col E.

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