Jewish Legions Museum (Beit Hagedudim)

General Information

Facility Director: Rachel Silko
Archivists:
Address: Avichail 42910
Phone: 972-9-882-2212, 972-9-862-9240
Fax: 972-9-862-1619
E-mail: hagdodim_museum@mailto.mod.gov.il
Website: none
Hours of Operation:
Sunday- Thursday 8:30-13:00 Best to check by phone first.
Closest Public Transportation:
Bus: Bus 1 Aleph from Netanya.
Directions: -
Access for Disabled: Access to the museum and most records but not to the library.

Description of Resources

There are records of births and deaths. There are details of soldiers in the battalions of the Jewish Legion in World War I. There are names of Jewish soldiers from England, the commonwealth, America and Palestine. The documents are in English, Hebrew and Yiddish. The countries included are : Russia, England, USA, and Eretz Yisrael (before 1948)

The catalogue is not computerized. The list of files on the soldiers is being computerized by IGS and translated.

There are photocopying machines available. Searches can be made from abroad.