Tarpat 1929 Arab Riots in Safed
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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': שנת תרפ”ט / '''Pronunciation''': Sha’an’at Tar-pat/ Spelling: Sh’nat Tarpat, Shanat Tarpat, / '''Other Names''': Meora'ot Tarpat 5689, Tzfat Massacre, 1929 Safed Massacre / '''Definition''': Arab Riots in Tzfat in 1929.) | |
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In August 1929 members of Safed’s Arab population crossed over the market area into the [[Old City Safed|Jewish Quarter]] of [[Safed]]. There they massacred 18 Jewish residents, injured 80 and ransacked, pillaged, looted and burned much of the Jewish Quarter. | In August 1929 members of Safed’s Arab population crossed over the market area into the [[Old City Safed|Jewish Quarter]] of [[Safed]]. There they massacred 18 Jewish residents, injured 80 and ransacked, pillaged, looted and burned much of the Jewish Quarter. | ||
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The next round of Arab riots occurred in Palestine in 1936 but the Jews of Safed were ready and successfully maintained relative calm in the city. | The next round of Arab riots occurred in Palestine in 1936 but the Jews of Safed were ready and successfully maintained relative calm in the city. | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish History]] | [[Category:Jewish History]] |