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Over its long years of existence, the National Institutions Building in Jerusalem hosted conventions, conferences, formal events and delegations from the Land of Israel and throughout the world. Yet the story of the hunger strike that took place there about two years before the establishment of the state was a remarkable, one-time event in every possible way. The fact that the long fast, over a hundred hours long, "fell" on the Seder Night added additional element to this unique occurrence.
A Fast on the Seder Night