Autograph letter signed : [Haifa, Israel], to "Alicia," [1966 Apr. 16].

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Autograph letter signed : [Haifa, Israel], to "Alicia," [1966 Apr. 16].

Reflecting on two symbols of Israel, the Memorial to the Martyrs and Masada; describing, in detail, a visit to Masada with an Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin; relating the three-year battle between 20,000 Roman soldiers and 960 Jews at the fortified mesa of Masada; commenting on the symbolism of the loss in that battle as a "weapon for the soul of the nation Israel."

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