Abraham Stavsky
Abraham Stavsky (
Vladimir Jabotinsky
.
On June 18, 1933, Stavsky was arrested by the
Socialist Zionist leader. He was convicted on June 8, 1934, and sentenced to death. There was controversy regarding the accuracy of the charge and righteousness of the conviction among the Jewish public; an outspoken supporter of Stavsky was the Chief Rabbi of Palestine, Rav Kook. His conviction was overturned on a technicality by the highest British Court of Appeals in Palestine in 1934.[1] The appeal court stated that "had the case been heard in England itself, or in most of the territories of the British Empire, the conviction would rightly have been upheld."[2]
Stavsky went on to work with the
Holocaust. He died on the beached Altalena in the midst of exploding onboard munitions during heavy machine gun exchange with Haganah
forces. Ironically, Stavsky died 50 yards from the very spot where Chaim Arlosoroff was murdered 15 years and 5 days earlier.
See also
References
- ^ History of Betar - The Stavsky Scandal
- ^ Maoz, Asher (2000). "Historical Adjudication: Courts of Law, Commissions of Inquiry, and "Historical Truth"". Law and History Review. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
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