Interview of Shlomo Nakdimon with Avraham Tehomi. Circumstances that led him to exile from Israel.
Born in 1903 in Odessa, his childhood and adolescence. 'Self-defense' unit.
'Hahalutz' movement, familiarity with Joseph Trumpeldor. Illegal immigration.
Joining Galilee unit in Jerusalem. Membership in 'Hapoel Hatzair'. National defense in Jerusalem. Murder of Yaakov de Haan, tying Yitzhak Ben-Zvi to confirm the operation. His activity in Sharon group. Reprisals against Arabs in Jerusalem. 1929 riots. Familiarity with Zeev Jabotinsky. Quarrels and intrigues in Haganah branch in Jerusalem. Retirement and establishment of Haganah Bet - National Military Organization. Puts the activity on a national military basis. Arms smuggling, Arlosoroff affair and relations with Haganah. Uniting ranks with Haganah and final split of Etzel in 1937. Dealing with organizing illegal immigration.
After World War II he joined Committee for National Liberation in the U.S. Returned to Israel at outbreak of War for Independence, but was released from service. Went into private business in the U.S. and Hong Kong.