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Rachel Kagan, WIZO representative, signs the Declaration
to be mentioned there. He was a veteran Zionist, and I thought that perhaps he
deserved it…
“The ceremony ended, and we emerged into daylight. The sun was already setting,
and I remember the sight of the sky at the end of Allenby Street, at the sea. A sky of
blue and red. I went to the WIZO club on HaYarkon Street. The members received me
there with joy and pride, after having listened to the broadcast of the ceremony. They
asked me the same question I was just asked now – how I had felt. And, like a good
Jew, I answered with a question: How does a bride feel under the wedding canopy?..."
15. K alman Kahana: Only his skullcap appears
in the photographs
R abbi Kalman Kahana, who was an Po’alei Agudat Yisrael representative on the
People's Council and also a member of the Security Committee of the Yishuv, speaks
in a way that reflects an ultra-Orthodox Jewish approach along with a sense of
national exaltation and recognition of the security situation. He recounts, "When I
A State is Born 57
to be mentioned there. He was a veteran Zionist, and I thought that perhaps he
deserved it…
“The ceremony ended, and we emerged into daylight. The sun was already setting,
and I remember the sight of the sky at the end of Allenby Street, at the sea. A sky of
blue and red. I went to the WIZO club on HaYarkon Street. The members received me
there with joy and pride, after having listened to the broadcast of the ceremony. They
asked me the same question I was just asked now – how I had felt. And, like a good
Jew, I answered with a question: How does a bride feel under the wedding canopy?..."
15. K alman Kahana: Only his skullcap appears
in the photographs
R abbi Kalman Kahana, who was an Po’alei Agudat Yisrael representative on the
People's Council and also a member of the Security Committee of the Yishuv, speaks
in a way that reflects an ultra-Orthodox Jewish approach along with a sense of
national exaltation and recognition of the security situation. He recounts, "When I
A State is Born 57
