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The Mobile Jewish Brigade of Tel Monte undergo rifle drill in Haifa, Palestine.

The Mobile Jewish Brigade of Tel Monte in Haifa, Palestine. Brigade members undergo a rifle drill wearing uniform. Officers on horses march behind the Guards. Mobile Guards march on ground with Tel Monte village in the background. Mobile Guards run from the woods, lie down and fire rifles as part of the drill. Local man walks with his camel. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064270
British sergeant reviews Jewish Brigade cadets in Haifa, Palestine.

The Jewish Brigade forms ranks and entrains for Sarafan in Hafia, Palestine. The Jewish Brigade under the command of an English sergeant. Captain and the English sergeant review the Jewish cadets. The first rank of cadets lie down and take firing position. Rishon Le Zion in the background. Cadets firing rifles. Jewish Brigade cadets march on ground with rifles in hand. Sergeant salutes and reviews cadets. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064271
The Valley of Israel, Jerusalem and Haifa in Palestine.

The Haifa coastline in Palestine. An animated map of Palestine by the Mediterranean. Arrows point to the Valley of Israel, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. The Valley of Israel: Hills, buildings and flora in the valley. Jerusalem: Buildings on a street. Men in a loaded horse cart. Trucks pass by. Pedestrians in the traditional attire. Men in cloaks and women in 'burkha'. Barclays Bank in the background. Haifa: Men lead herd of camels on a street. Buildings. Pedestrians and cars pass by. Loaded boats in the harbor. The Haifa coastline.

Date: 1935
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031309
Draining of flooded areas between Haifa and Tel Aviv.

Cars pass flooded road between Haifa and Tel Aviv. Views of trucks passing a flooded road. Bull dozer and scraper operated by British soldiers to deepen a drainage canal. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039002
Jewish refugees from Europe reach Palestine

A newsreel titled 'US-Russia back UN plan for Holy Land' shows European Jewish refugees on board a former American vessel as they reach Haifa Palestine after traveling from a Black Sea port. Writing on ship says "Haganah Ship - Jewish State". Passengers hold up a dead infant for those on the docks to see, a victim of the overcrowded ship conditions. British forces patrol the docks before passenger disembark. Fatigued refugees, including families with small children, disembark from the ship as the injured and sick are carried away on stretchers. Passengers are sprayed with delousing agent powder to control spread of disease. Other passengers seen embarking a ship from dock for transport to Cypress detention camps, rather than facing deportation to Europe. Scene change to United Nations meeting at Lake Success New York. United States delegate, Herschel Johnson, addresses a meeting of General Assembly's Special Committee on Palestine, expressing support for proposed partition of Palestine.

Date: 1947, August 11
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038056
Israeli delegates go to the United Nations and seek for a separate Jewish state -- formation of Israel.

Formation of Israel in May 1948 and events leading up to it. October 1947: Jewish refugees from Europe aboard two ships arriving in Palestine, only to be turned away by British authorities and sent to internment in Cyprus. They get off from the ship Cyprus. A Jewish woman with her child at the dock. A sign reads 'United Nations Palestine Commission'. Delegates seated in a hall debating about the partition of Palestine between the Jews and the Arabs. Destroyed houses and buildings in Haifa after fighting between Israeli and Arab forces. Jewish troops holding guns walk on the ruins of building. The dead Jewish people on street. The troops stand in a group. Captured Arab prisoners in the Negev desert area, being directed by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF). The prisoners with their hands up enter a vehicle. Cars and people on a street with a traffic circle in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister of Iseral David Ben Gurion enters a building on May 14, 1948, to be installed as leader of the new government. The Jewish soldiers stand holding guns. A flag of Israel flatters in air. United Nations soldiers stand holding a white flag and join Israeli troops in recovering bodies of Israeli soldiers killed in ongoing skirmishes with Arab forces. The troops stand on a border. President of Israel Chaim Weizmann, a Jewish patriot, walks with officials. Soldiers stand on the side. The Israel delegates go to the United Nations and seek for Israel to be admitted to the United Nations. Delegates seated in hall. Middle Eastern Arab country representatives of the UN walk out of the hall in protest after Israeli receives the vote admitting it to the UN. The empty seats of the Arab countries. The new state of Israel is born. Flags are raised at the UN including the flag of Israel. People cheer and celebrate. From a July 2, 1964 newsreel of "Yesterday's Big Story".

Date: 1948, May
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069654