HaMagen
HaMagen (Hebrew: המגן, lit. The Shield), was a Jewish defense organization in Ottoman Palestine, founded by Yosef Lishansky in summer 1915. It guarded villages in the northern Negev and disbanded in summer 1917, following Lishansky's departure to Nili.
Background and founding
At the time of HaMagen's founding, HaShomer was the only all-Jewish defense organization in Ottoman Palestine. Due to the high price, and the elitist and idealistic policies of HaShomer, most Jewish towns and villages were guarded by Arabs. An attempt was made in 1912 to create a rival organization, HaNoter, but it lasted only one year.
HaMagen was created in summer 1915, and Yosef Lishansky, who was rejected from HaShomer, became its leader. According to HaMagen's David Tsalevich, some of the organization's members were disgruntled HaShomer would-be inductees, who were not accepted despite extensive trial periods. Ben-Zion Mashevich and David Tsalevich were members of both HaShomer and HaMagen, but denied any connections with the latter.
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Home John
by: Kimmie RhodesI know it's been a long long journey
I know you're tired from your trip
I can see your pace is slowin' down
An' I can feel you're losin' your grip
I know it must seem like a million miles
But you'll never be all alone
I'll be with you ev'ry step
So John please take us on home
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Another one'll soon begin
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Maybe someday when it's better
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