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Memorial for the Lost of the Carmel Forest. LaNoter Publishing. Haifa, 1939 - Memorial booklet accompanied by photographs of Jewish guards (notrim) who were murdered by Arab gangs during their work guarding the Carmel forests. Written by friends of those murdered [a close friend of each victim wrote a segment about the guard's life and personality from up close; the memorial words were written a short time after the murders]. Some of the victims were murdered a very short time before the booklet was printed. The Carmel land was acquired by the Jewish Company in 1934 and it placed notrim (guards) on this vast area of land. Over a number of years, gangs of local Arabs ambushed these notrim and managed to murder some individuals and injure others. [2] 66 pages, 22 cm. Book jacket with a picture of notrim at the foot of a watch tower. Creases in the margins of the cover. Moderate-fine condition.