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'''Yaacov Pat''' was a commander of the [[Haganah]] in pre-state [[Israel]]. |
'''Yaacov Pat''' was a commander of the [[Haganah]] in pre-state [[Israel]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Yaacov Pat was sent to [[Jerusalem]] in 1931 by [[Ben-Gurion]] to rebuild the local branch of the Haganah, Israel's pre-state militia.<ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=S9Fm_AQi0k8C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=yaakov+patt+jerusalem&source=bl&ots=1904dsm0uQ&sig=APHrulI4BYn1rF1ueOkIIaxB6QI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHVUT9e4JYfN8QPBvLXwBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yaakov%20patt%20jerusalem&f=false American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider]</ref>Pat was in charge recruiting men while [[Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi]] was responsible for the enlistment of women.<ref>[http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/haganah Jewish Women's Archive: Haganah]</ref> Pat's efforts to recruit and train new manpower succeeded but no funding was available for weapons. Rose Vitales, who worked for the Va'ad HaKehilla (Community Council of Jerusalem) convinced Pat that she could organize a fundraising campaign and succeeded in increasing the income of the organization from 40 Palestine pounds a month (approximately $160) to 1,000 Palestine pounds per month, soliciting donations from a screened list of donors. This money was used to purchase arms for defending Jerusalem during the [[1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936 Arab revolt]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=S9Fm_AQi0k8C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=yaakov+patt+jerusalem&source=bl&ots=1904dsm0uQ&sig=APHrulI4BYn1rF1ueOkIIaxB6QI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHVUT9e4JYfN8QPBvLXwBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yaakov%20patt%20jerusalem&f=false American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider]</ref> |
Yaacov Pat was sent to [[Jerusalem]] in 1931 by [[Ben-Gurion]] to rebuild the local branch of the Haganah, Israel's pre-state militia.<ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=S9Fm_AQi0k8C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=yaakov+patt+jerusalem&source=bl&ots=1904dsm0uQ&sig=APHrulI4BYn1rF1ueOkIIaxB6QI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHVUT9e4JYfN8QPBvLXwBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yaakov%20patt%20jerusalem&f=false American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider]</ref>Pat was in charge recruiting men while [[Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi]] was responsible for the enlistment of women.<ref>[http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/haganah Jewish Women's Archive: Haganah]</ref> Pat's efforts to recruit and train new manpower succeeded but no funding was available for weapons. Rose Vitales, who worked for the Va'ad HaKehilla (Community Council of Jerusalem) convinced Pat that she could organize a fundraising campaign and succeeded in increasing the income of the organization from 40 Palestine pounds a month (approximately $160) to 1,000 Palestine pounds per month, soliciting donations from a screened list of donors. This money was used to purchase arms for defending Jerusalem during the [[1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936 Arab revolt]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=S9Fm_AQi0k8C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=yaakov+patt+jerusalem&source=bl&ots=1904dsm0uQ&sig=APHrulI4BYn1rF1ueOkIIaxB6QI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHVUT9e4JYfN8QPBvLXwBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yaakov%20patt%20jerusalem&f=false American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider]</ref>With the help of Rose Vitales, Pat also pushed for the establishment of a branch of [[Magen David Adom]] in Jerusalem, which existed at the time only in [[Haifa]]. By 1936, the branch was already functioning.<ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=S9Fm_AQi0k8C&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=yaakov+patt+jerusalem&source=bl&ots=1904dsm0uQ&sig=APHrulI4BYn1rF1ueOkIIaxB6QI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WHVUT9e4JYfN8QPBvLXwBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=yaakov%20patt%20jerusalem&f=false American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider]</ref> |
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==Commemoration== |
==Commemoration== |
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The [[Pat, Jerusalem|Pat]] neighborhood in Jerusalem is named for Yaacov Pat. |
The [[Pat, Jerusalem|Pat]] neighborhood in Jerusalem is named for Yaacov Pat. |
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Revision as of 08:58, 5 March 2012
Yaacov Pat was a commander of the Haganah in pre-state Israel.
Biography
Yaacov Pat was sent to Jerusalem in 1931 by Ben-Gurion to rebuild the local branch of the Haganah, Israel's pre-state militia.[1]Pat was in charge recruiting men while Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi was responsible for the enlistment of women.[2] Pat's efforts to recruit and train new manpower succeeded but no funding was available for weapons. Rose Vitales, who worked for the Va'ad HaKehilla (Community Council of Jerusalem) convinced Pat that she could organize a fundraising campaign and succeeded in increasing the income of the organization from 40 Palestine pounds a month (approximately $160) to 1,000 Palestine pounds per month, soliciting donations from a screened list of donors. This money was used to purchase arms for defending Jerusalem during the 1936 Arab revolt.[3]With the help of Rose Vitales, Pat also pushed for the establishment of a branch of Magen David Adom in Jerusalem, which existed at the time only in Haifa. By 1936, the branch was already functioning.[4]
Commemoration
The Pat neighborhood in Jerusalem is named for Yaacov Pat.
References
- ^ American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider
- ^ Jewish Women's Archive: Haganah
- ^ American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider
- ^ American Jewish women and the Zionist enterprise, Shulamit Reinharz and Mark A. Raider