This week, in 1914, World War I broke out.  IGRA has been able to document some of the resources relating to this period in history related to the land of Israel.  There are now eleven databases in our collection devoted to this era.

First Jewish Battalion at Gallipoli, 1915
Re-enlisted Russians from the Zion Mule Corps, 1917
Young Jewish Officers in the Ottoman Army, 1917
List of Argentine Jewish Legion Legionnaires, 1918
Petition for Mercy, 1919
Decorations & Medals given to Zion Mule Corps, 1919
Jewish Legion Members in Jerusalem, 1922
Commonwealth Forces who Died During WWI in Palestine
Index of Biographical Materials of Jewish Legionaires
List of Members of the Jewish Legion in Israel
List of Veterans who want to Settle on Land

Please view our presentation of these resources.