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Archive - Philippe Halsman's Journey through 1936 Palestine 

Philippe Halsman 

In 1936, Philippe Halsman traveled throughout the Middle East, accidentally landing himself in Palestine at a key moment in the nations history.

Halsman's photographs capture Palestine under British rule during the early stages of the Arab Revolt (1936-1939). As nationalist tensions and movements gained momentum in the region, violence erupted between the Arab Palestinian community and the increasing influx of Jewish immigrants. Between 1882 and 1923, over a hundred thousand Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire migrated to Palestine, seeking refuge from anti-Semitism in Europe. At this time,... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Judean Desert. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The Old City of Jerusalem. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Yemeni boy. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. In the Jewish quarters of Old Jerusalem.... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Yemeni Jewish refugees offer... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. "The first case of oranges is carried-... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Tel Aviv street. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Farmer. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Farmer. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Beekeeper at Kibbutz. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Young girls are working in an agricultural... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Children are taken from school to... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Tank of the British forces. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Auxiliary police on the roadside. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Men of the Palestine Police Force... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. Jewish police on the rooftop of a... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. The entrance of the Mahmoudiya... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces at a check point.... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. The roofs of the houses are... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. British forces and civilians. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces at a check point.... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jaffa. 1936. British forces at a check point.... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Jerusalem. 1936. Tower of David in the old... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The amphitheater of the Jewish University... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. A man of the Palestine Police Force... 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. The new port of Tel Aviv... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The port of Jaffa, empty. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. British forces at a check point. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Construction of a port. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. The workers from port of Tel Aviv.... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. Building a house. 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. New port under construction.... 

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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv Beach. 1936. 
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MANDATORY PALESTINE. Tel Aviv. 1936. "The smoke from houses that... 
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