The Underground Museum of Prisoners is an institution that commemorates the Israeli paramilitary militias Hagana, Irgun and Lehi. They fought for the independent State of Israel during the occupation of Palestine territory by Great Britain. The museum is in a former prison for fighters. You can visit cells, a walker, administration offices and prison workshops.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Jewish militias increased in Palestine. They were mainly associated with the Zionist movement. The arrested fighters were sent to a British prison located in the complex of the Russian Union in Jerusalem. In the past, this building served pilgrims coming to Jerusalem.
The prison was reconstructed based on photos and stories and descriptions of the prisoners themselves. Cells and other rooms are fully equipped. Personal items of prisoners and prison documents are also presented. Also presented was a cell from which, in 1948, 12 members of Irgun and Lehi escaped undercut. Prison workshops are also fully equipped. There is also a small synagogue on site.
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