The Bombing of the King David Hotel
Witness History
BBC
4.5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2018
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
On July 22 1946 an armed Jewish group opposed to British rule in Palestine, attacked the iconic hotel in Jerusalem where the British had their headquarters. 91 people were killed in the bombing, dozens of others were injured. Shoshana Levy Kampos was a 21-year-old Jewish woman who worked for the British as a secretary. She tells Mike Lanchin about her lucky escape.
Photo: Scene of wrecked King David Hotel in Jerusalem after bombing (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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| 1:09.7 | history is told by the people who are there. I'm Mike Lanchin. Today we're going back to July of |
| 1:16.0 | 1946 when Palestine was under British rule and an armed Jewish group opposed to the British bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem |
| 1:25.3 | where the British had their headquarters. 91 people were killed. I've been speaking to one woman |
| 1:32.4 | who was in the hotel at the time. |
| 1:35.0 | After a bomb explosion caused by terrorists on the British headquarters of Jerusalem, |
| 1:43.0 | one entire corner of the King David Hotel, |
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