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Extraction Summary
4
People
3
Organizations
8
Locations
4
Events
1
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir (contained in house oversight file)
File Size:
2.13 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 16 of a memoir or autobiography contained within a House Oversight file (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027864). The text recounts the history of Zionism, the Holocaust, and the establishment of Israel from the perspective of a narrator born in early 1942 who grew up in Mishmar Hasharon (biographical details consistent with former Israeli PM Ehud Barak). It discusses the ethical tensions of Zionism, the history of the kibbutz movement, and the narrator's family background.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Narrator | Author |
Describes being born in early 1942, raised in Mishmar Hasharon. (Contextual note: These biographical details match Eh...
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| Adolf Hitler | Historical Figure |
Mentioned regarding his rise to power in Germany and the Holocaust.
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| The Narrator's Mother | Family |
Member of Jewish youth groups from Eastern Europe who became a pioneer.
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| Theodor Herzl | Historical Figure |
Referenced regarding his view on pioneers settling a homeland.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027864'.
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| British Government |
Mentioned as shutting the doors of Palestine to survivors.
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| United States Government |
Mentioned as rejecting pleas to provide a haven during the Holocaust.
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Timeline (4 events)
May 1948
Establishment of the State of Israel and subsequent attack by neighboring Arab states.
Israel
Locations (8)
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Origin of Jewish refugees.
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Destination for refugees; rejected pleas for haven.
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Destination for immigrants; British controlled territory.
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Where Hitler rose to power.
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Established in May 1948.
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Hamlet north of Tel Aviv where the narrator spent the first 17 years of life.
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City near Mishmar Hasharon.
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Reference to Communism triumphing over Czars.
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Relationships (1)
Text mentions 'among them my mother'
Key Quotes (3)
"From 1939 until early 1942 when I was born, nearly two million Jews were killed."Source
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Quote #1
"I was three when the Holocaust ended, and it was three years later that Israel was established in May 1948"Source
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Quote #2
"Mishmar Hasharon, the hamlet north of Tel Aviv where I spent the first 17 years of my life, was one of the early kibbutzim."Source
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Quote #3
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