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Archive of Pre-State Jewish Population Offers Glimpse of Founding Generation
(Times of Israel) A new searchable archive made public online by the Israeli State Archives and MyHeritage.com contains the names of 206,000 Jews who requested citizenship in British Mandatory Palestine between 1937 and 1947. Each request includes the names of family members, dates and places of birth, and a treasure trove of other information, including countless photographs. The file includes the request of Szymel Perski, 20, to change his first name to Shimon. He later changed his last name to Peres and served as Israel's prime minister and president. The index (in Hebrew) is available here.