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The final signatory, in alphabetical order – Moshe Shertok
"After the ceremony," he recounts, "I went to my mother's house, adjacent to the
museum (today – the Hagana museum). A large crowd stood near the house; I went
out to the porch and said, 'Be strong and let us strengthen one another!'" Afterwards
there wasn't a moment to lose. The essence of the declaration had to be summarized in
telegrams that would be sent to foreign ministers the world over. "We worked on that
all of Friday, during the night and even on Shabbat morning. Yes, even on Shabbat…"
70 The Friday That Changed Destiny
"After the ceremony," he recounts, "I went to my mother's house, adjacent to the
museum (today – the Hagana museum). A large crowd stood near the house; I went
out to the porch and said, 'Be strong and let us strengthen one another!'" Afterwards
there wasn't a moment to lose. The essence of the declaration had to be summarized in
telegrams that would be sent to foreign ministers the world over. "We worked on that
all of Friday, during the night and even on Shabbat morning. Yes, even on Shabbat…"
70 The Friday That Changed Destiny
