{"id":46193,"date":"2019-05-07T10:09:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T07:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=46193"},"modified":"2022-04-26T12:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:06:54","slug":"mother-and-a-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/mother-and-a-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mother Who Stayed Behind to Defend Her Home During Israel&#8217;s War of Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zipporah Rosenfeld immigrated to Israel from Europe as a survivor of the Holocaust. Like many of her generation who lived in the shadow of the catastrophe, Zipporah felt a sense of urgency to start her own family. She had met her husband Yehiel while still in Europe. After the war, the coupled decided to immigrate to Palestine and settle in Gush Etzion (the &#8220;Etzion Bloc&#8221;, in English), a cluster of settlements in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Their first child, Yossi, was born there. Despite the Etzion Bloc\u2019s location in the midst of a hostile Arab population, its Jewish residents felt they had found a place they could call home. Over time, they began to develop economic ties and a life of co-existence with the neighboring Arab villages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Partition Plan put an end to all that. According to the border plan, Gush Etzion would remain outside the borders of the Jewish state. Yet, even with the sweeping approval of the plan by most of the member states of the United Nations, the Palestinian representatives and the Arab countries made clear they were willing to fight with any means at their disposal in order to prevent the partition plan from being implemented.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2491\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Rosenfeld family, the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion\" width=\"384\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_1.jpg 384w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_1-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rosenfeld family, the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the years, there have been quite a few grievances aired surrounding the representation of the National Religious sector in the context of commemoration of Israel&#8217;s War of Independence. However, the group whose story has been suppressed perhaps more than any other is that of the religious Zionist women who bore the burden of caring for the children during wartime, with many risking (and sometimes even forfeiting) their lives in defense of their homeland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Women of Religious Zionism and the Building of the Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even before the war, National Religious women, including the women of Gush Etzion, took an active part in the building of the country. It was a significant departure from the traditional conception of the role of the religious Jewish woman. The women of Gush Etzion, like many National Religious women, welcomed their new responsibilities in building the nation. During the period of calm before the war, the women of the Gush trained and took up defensive positions when the men were out patrolling the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2492\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2492 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_2.jpg\" alt=\"Women of Gush Etzion at target practice. Photo: Gal Rattner\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Rosnfeld_2-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women of Gush Etzion at target practice. Photo: Gal Rattner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, with the outbreak of fighting and the Arab Legion\u2019s attack on Gush Etzion, most of the mothers and children were evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2493\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_3.jpg\" alt=\"British armored vehicles used during the evacuation of women and children from Gush Etzion\" width=\"553\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_3.jpg 553w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_3-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">British armored vehicles used during the evacuation of women and children from Gush Etzion,\u00a0the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The female fighters who remained were all unmarried, with the exception of two, one of whom was eventually evacuated before the fall of the Gush. Zipporah Rosenfeld, the only mother who stayed behind to help in the defense of her home, was caught in a terrible dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2494\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_4.jpg\" alt=\"A group of men and women manning a guard post during the siege on Gush Etzion\" width=\"500\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_4-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of men and women manning a guard post during the siege on Gush Etzion,\u00a0the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the fighting began, she hurried to send her only son Yossi along with the other evacuees from the Gush. She chose to remain with her husband and protect her home with her own body. Almost to the end, Zipporah debated whether to leave and join her little boy or stay and fight. \u201cWe left the decision until the ambulances arrived. I\u2019m torn. I must decide between my duty as a mother and my obligation to my fellow members under siege\u201d (Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman, <a href=\"http:\/\/primo.nli.org.il\/primo-explore\/fulldisplay?vid=NLI&amp;docid=NNL_ALEPH002480290&amp;context=L&amp;lang=iw_IL\"><em>Revolutionaries against Their Will<\/em><\/a>, 324 [Hebrew]). As one of the fighters, she saw with her own eyes the severe shortage of people able to use a rifle, and therefore decided to delay her evacuation. Eventually, the siege by the Arab Legion prevented the possibility of evacuation and Zipporah and her husband Yehiel were killed in the final battle of the Etzion Bloc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2496\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_5.jpg\" alt=\"Yehiel, Yossi and Zipporah Rosenfeld before the start of the battles for Gush Etzion, the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion\" width=\"385\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_5.jpg 385w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_5-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yehiel, Yossi and Zipporah Rosenfeld before the start of the battles for Gush Etzion, the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with Zipporah and Yehiel, another 127 soldiers were killed in the last and most difficult battle over Gush Etzion, which took place on May 13, 1948. Among the fatalities were twenty-two women, the highest number of female fatalities in a single battle in all of Israel\u2019s wars. Dozens of women from across the Etzion Bloc were taken captive by the Jordanian Legion. They were taken with the remaining men to Umm al Jamal, a prisoner-of-war camp on the eastern side of the Jordan River. The women were released six weeks later, while the men only returned to the territory of the fledgling state nine months after being captured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_6.jpg 535w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_6-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2500\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_7.jpg\" alt=\"After the fall of the Etzion Bloc, the survivors were taken captive by the Jordanians. The women were released after six weeks, while the men remained in captivity for nine months\" width=\"541\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_7.jpg 541w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rosnfeld_7-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the fall of the Etzion Bloc, the survivors were taken captive by the Jordanians. The women were released after six weeks, while the men remained in captivity for nine months,\u00a0 the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our collective national memory of the War of Independence reserves a place of honor for secular female fighters who sacrificed their lives for the nation. It is worth asking: What of the memory of the religious female fighters of the War of Independence? Why has the memory of fighting women \u2014 women like Zipporah Rosenfeld, who contributed equally to the war effort and who helped to strengthen the morale of the fighters on the battlefield\u2014been relegated to the shadows? The pressing need for armed combatants in the period when the young state fought for its existence justified the enlistment of female fighters from the National Religious sector. The participation of women in battle did not stem from a change in the National Religious perception of the proper role of women in society, but from necessity. Indeed, immediately following the war, the leadership of the National Religious sector exerted heavy pressure to exempt religious women from army service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The children of Gush Etzion&#8217;s founding generation, like Yossi Ron, the son of Zipporah and Yehiel &#8211; most of whom were evacuated with the outbreak of fighting &#8211; have been working for years to correct this historical bias and to remind all of us\u2014the National Religious sector and the Israeli public in general\u2014of the worthiness of remembering and cherishing the memory of the religious female fighters and those who fell in battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pictures:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/the Historical Archives of Gush Etzion\">The Historical Archives of Gush Etzion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this article, try these:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/baumgarten\/\">Giving a Face to the Fallen: Uncovering the Life of the Late Menachem Baumgarten<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/moshe_weizmann\/\">A Life Story in One Picture: The Photographer Who Fell in the War of Independence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/en\/kabbalistic-ceremony\/\">The Kabbalistic Ceremony that Helped to Identify the Fallen Soldiers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Visit<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-z.digital\/en\/\">Archive Network Israel<\/a> <em>and find over a million historic photographs, manuscripts, documents, recordings and videos that tell the story of the State of Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zipporah Rosenfeld, a fighter and a mother, faced an impossible dilemma: family or 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