Etzel House

The Etzel House (Hebrew: בית אצ"ל), commonly known as Beit Gidi (Hebrew: בית גידי), is a museum located in Tel Aviv, Israel dedicated to the Zionist paramilitary organization Irgun, also known by its acronym Etzel. The museum is named in honor of leading Irgun officer Amichai Paglin, codename "Gidi", and dedicated to the memory of the 41 Irgun fighters who died in the battle for Jaffa in 1948.[1][2]

Etzel House
בית אצ"ל
LocationNahum Goldmann St 2
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Coordinates32.0593025°N 34.7586367°E / 32.0593025; 34.7586367
Typehistory
Websitegal-ed.co.il/etzel

References

  1. The War of 1948: Representations of Israeli and Palestinian Memories and Narratives. Indiana University Press. 2016. pp. 78–79.
  2. "Etzel Museum - Tales from the underground". The Jerusalem Post. 25 January 2010.
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