Murder of Chaim Arlosoroff
A card issued by the executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, expressing thanks for the condolences on the death of Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff. Hebrew and English. Good condition, wear. Haim Arlosoroff was assassinated on the night of Friday, June 16, 1933, as the left-wing Zionist leader was walking with his wife on the beach in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine. The assassination was initially believed to be carried out by his right-wing political enemies; the subsequent court case ended in acquittal for the two accused of the crime. The conviction and death sentence of a third accused was overturned on appeal to the Palestine Court of Appeal. The case has never been definitively solved. On the morning of the day of his murder, June 16, Arlosoroff was in Jerusalem on business. When Arlosoroff came home at 5:15 pm, the couple decided to stay in Tel Aviv for that night. At 8:30 pm they ate dinner at the beachfront Kaete Dan hotel. At 9:30 pm they finished dinner and went for a walk on the beach. At 10 pm, the couple approached the two men. The bigger of the two suddenly shone a flashlight in Arlosoroff's face, and asked him for the time. Arlosoroff responded that they had no right to bother them; the man asked again. In the meantime, the smaller man made what was later described by Sima as an "Oriental gesture" and took out a gun. The larger man turned off his flashlight. The smaller man aimed the gun at Arlosoroff, and fired. He fell to the ground. The two men ran from the scene as Sima called for help.
[ translate ]A card issued by the executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, expressing thanks for the condolences on the death of Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff. Hebrew and English. Good condition, wear. Haim Arlosoroff was assassinated on the night of Friday, June 16, 1933, as the left-wing Zionist leader was walking with his wife on the beach in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine. The assassination was initially believed to be carried out by his right-wing political enemies; the subsequent court case ended in acquittal for the two accused of the crime. The conviction and death sentence of a third accused was overturned on appeal to the Palestine Court of Appeal. The case has never been definitively solved. On the morning of the day of his murder, June 16, Arlosoroff was in Jerusalem on business. When Arlosoroff came home at 5:15 pm, the couple decided to stay in Tel Aviv for that night. At 8:30 pm they ate dinner at the beachfront Kaete Dan hotel. At 9:30 pm they finished dinner and went for a walk on the beach. At 10 pm, the couple approached the two men. The bigger of the two suddenly shone a flashlight in Arlosoroff's face, and asked him for the time. Arlosoroff responded that they had no right to bother them; the man asked again. In the meantime, the smaller man made what was later described by Sima as an "Oriental gesture" and took out a gun. The larger man turned off his flashlight. The smaller man aimed the gun at Arlosoroff, and fired. He fell to the ground. The two men ran from the scene as Sima called for help.
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