Jewish Legions, Letters and Memoranda

03.01.1918 - 04.12.1918

Reference Code : K 1 - 7

Archive: Jewish Legions
Material status: Scanned

Attachments

כ1 -7.PDF Download

Description

Letter from John Henry Patterson about need for publicity among Jewish Russian immigrants in order that they will enlist in the Jewish Legion and his proposal to act within community of Russian immigrants in United States;
Inquiry by Swiss medical student for him and his friend to be allowed to serve in the Legion.
Letter from Preparatory Committee for Legion issues in New York (David Ben Gurion, Yitzhak Ben Zvi and Nahum Slouschz) to Zeev Jabotinsky about putting idea of Legion into action;
Plan to establish Bar Kochva Association, Zionist association of friends and supporters of a Jewish Legion;
Farewell letter from young man leaving for Eretz Israel with the Legion;
Letter to Lord Rothschild about enlisting to Legions and their condition;
Greetings from General Allenby to Lord Rothschild and the Jewish Legion Committee;
Letter from Zeev Jabotinsky to Amery about formulating a unique name and badge for the Jewish Legion and attitude toward John Henry Patterson;
Letter from Legion soldiers;
Telegram from John Henry Patterson about his arrival with the Jewish Legion to Cairo and reception they received in Alexandria and Cairo;
Includes document in French.

Keywords