Discovered: Rabbi’s letter from Jerusalem 1948, under siege – Letter of first rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Orenstein, and two other letters recently discovered, shed light on the reality faced by residents of the Jewish Quarter during the siege by Arab forces. | ynet

Three letters written in February 1948 in the then-besieged Old City of Jerusalem were uncovered recently at the Kedem Auction House in the city. The letters shed light on the reality faced by residents of the Jewish Quarter during the siege of Jerusalem by Arab forces in the first phase of the War of Independence.